Endovascular Management of Tandem Occlusion Stroke Related to Internal Carotid Artery Dissection Using a Distal to Proximal Approach: Insight from the RECOST Study.
Gaultier MarnatIsabelle MourandOmer Faruk EkerPaolo MachiCaroline ArquizanC RiquelmeXavier AyrignacAlain BonafeVincent CostalatPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2016)
Mechanical endovascular treatment of carotid artery dissection tandem occlusions is safe and effective compared with isolated anterior circulation occlusion stroke therapy. Hence, a more conservative approach with stent placement only in cases of circle of Willis insufficiency may be a reliable and safe strategy.