Intracranial mechanical thrombectomy of large vessel occlusions in the posterior circulation using SAVE

Intracranial mechanical thrombectomy of large vessel occlusions in the posterior circulation using SAVE

Abstract Background Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) using stent retriever assisted vacuum-locked extraction (SAVE) is a promising method for anterior circulation strokes. We present our experience with SAVE for large vessel occlusions (LVO) of the posterior circulation. Methods We retrospectively analy...

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Main Authors: Volker Maus, Hanna Styczen, Jan Liman, Ilko Maier, Alex Brehm, Ioannis Tsogkas, Marios-Nikos Psychogios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Acute ischemic stroke
Posterior circulation stroke
Mechanical thrombectomy
SAVE
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-019-1428-x

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