Urgent endovascular treatment of acute symptomatic occlusion of the cervical internal carotid artery
- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 99 (6), 972-977
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.2003.99.6.0972
Abstract
Object. The prognosis of patients with acute symptomatic cervical internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion is generally considered to be poor. Traditionally, such patients are not considered eligible for urgent thrombolytic/endovascular treatment. Since 1998, an aggressive therapeutic approach with endovascular treatment has been adopted at the authors' institution. In this report they assess whether aggressive treatment of ICA occlusion is appropriate. Methods. The clinical characteristics and outcome of six consecutive patients treated urgently with an endovascular approach between 1998 and 2001 are reviewed and summarized. Recanalization was accomplished in all patients. At a mean follow-up period of 8 months (range 2–14 months), five of six patients had good or excellent outcomes (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] Score 0–1) and one had a poor outcome (mRS Score 4). Conclusions. With recent advancements in thrombolytic and endovascular treatments, an aggressive endovascular approach in patients with acute sy...Keywords
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