The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...

A 79 year-old man had an myocardial infarction followed by the acute onset of a left hemiplegia and neglect syndrome. Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) Infarction with Secondary Hemorrhagic Transformation: ...

A 69 year-old woman developed the abrupt onset of a global aphasia, left gaze preference, right hemiplegia, and right visual field loss. Middle and Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction. Axial CT scans ...

A case report describes mechanical thrombectomy performed 28 hours after stroke onset, guided by CT perfusion showing salvageable tissue, with marked neurologic recovery at discharge.

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2009;7(1):29-48. Several additional trials are using identification of a penumbra by neuroimaging for the inclusion of patients. The ReoPro Retavase Reperfusion of Stroke ...