2024
Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion due to Intracranial Stenosis: Identification, Management, Challenges, and Future Directions
Al Kasab S, Nguyen T, Derdeyn C, Yaghi S, Amin-Hanjani S, Kicielinski K, Zaidat O, de Havenon A. Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion due to Intracranial Stenosis: Identification, Management, Challenges, and Future Directions. Stroke 2024, 55: 355-365. PMID: 38252763, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.043635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial atherosclerotic stenosisVessel occlusionRecurrence riskEarly recurrence riskHigh-risk patientsAggressive medical managementRecurrent stroke riskEndovascular therapyHemodynamic failureTreatment strategiesPerfusion imagingAdvanced ageEndovascular interventionIntracranial stenosisMedical managementRisk factorsHigh riskAdvanced imagingAtherosclerotic stenosisStroke riskOcclusionStenosisPatientsRisk
2019
Subclinical Cerebrovascular Disease: Epidemiology and Treatment
de Havenon A, Meyer C, McNally JS, Alexander M, Chung L. Subclinical Cerebrovascular Disease: Epidemiology and Treatment. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2019, 21: 39. PMID: 31350593, PMCID: PMC8011954, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-019-0799-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical managementRisk factorsAggressive medical managementSilent brain infarctsOptimal medical treatmentVascular risk factorsDevelopment of dementiaBest medical managementImportant risk factorLate-life depressionCommon clinical scenariosWhite matter hyperintensitiesT2-weighted MRISusceptibility-weighted MRIEvidence-based approachBrain infarctsCerebral microbleedsCerebrovascular diseaseGait instabilityBrain healthClinical equipoiseWorse outcomesClinical trialsMatter hyperintensitiesEpidemiologic studies