Reperfusion strategies in stroke due to isolated cervical internal carotid artery occlusion: systematic review and treatment comparison.
Michele RomoliMaria Giulia MosconiPatrizia PieriniAndrea AlbertiMichele VentiValeria CasoSimone VidaleEnrico Maria LottiMarco LongoniPaolo CalabresiGeorgios TsivgoulisMaurizio PaciaroniPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2020)
Our systematic review highlights that, in acute ischemic stroke associated with isolated cervical ICA occlusion, bridging (IVT + EVT) might lead to higher rate of functional independence at follow-up, without increasing mortality. The low quality of available studies prevents from drawing firm conclusions, and randomized-controlled clinical trials are critically needed to define optimal treatment in this AIS subgroup.
Keyphrases
- systematic review
- internal carotid artery
- clinical trial
- meta analyses
- phase iii
- open label
- acute myocardial infarction
- cerebral ischemia
- atrial fibrillation
- acute coronary syndrome
- middle cerebral artery
- risk factors
- phase ii
- left ventricular
- quality improvement
- mouse model
- brain injury
- percutaneous coronary intervention