Background First pass effect (FPE) in mechanical thrombectomy is thought to be associated with good clinical outcomes. Objective To determine FPE rates as a function of thrombectomy technique and to ...

Correspondence to Dr Giuseppe Lanzino, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW Rochester, MN 55905, USA; lanzino.giuseppe{at}mayo.edu Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is ...

Correspondence to Dr Michael G Abraham, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA; mabraham{at}kumc.edu Background Dural sinus diverticula are a rare vascular etiology of ...

Background and purpose The Raymond–Roy grading scale is used for aneurysm coiling with only limited data on its validity. The scale was developed based on the extent of initial aneurysm occlusion from ...

Background Study was a PROBE design phase II randomized controlled trial (RCT). We assessed trial feasibility and technical efficacy and safety of two novel thrombectomy devices – ERIC (a retriever ...

Correspondence to Professor Jianmin Liu, Department of Neurosurgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; chstroke{at}163.com Purpose To compare the safety and ...