Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke due to Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease: Identification, Medical and Interventional Treatment, and Outcomes
de Havenon A, Zaidat O, Amin-Hanjani S, Nguyen T, Bangad A, Abbasi M, Anadani M, Almallouhi E, Chatterjee R, Mazighi M, Mistry E, Yaghi S, Derdeyn C, Hong K, Kvernland A, Leslie-Mazwi T, Al Kasab S. Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke due to Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease: Identification, Medical and Interventional Treatment, and Outcomes. Stroke 2023, 54: 1695-1705. PMID: 36938708, PMCID: PMC10202848, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.040008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge vessel occlusion strokeIntracranial atherosclerotic diseaseEndovascular thrombectomyAtherosclerotic diseaseOcclusion strokeFunctional outcome benefitsVascular risk factorsAdjunctive medicationsMedical managementPatient factorsInterventional treatmentOutcome benefitsRisk factorsObservational studyEarly identificationTreatment planningThrombectomyUnique considerationsPatientsStrokeLVODiseaseRevascularizationMedicationsReview