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Symptomatic intracranial arterial disease: incidence, natural history, diagnosis, and management
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Symptomatic intracranial arterial disease: incidence, natural history, diagnosis, and management

Ananth K Vellimana, Andria L Ford, Jin-Moo Lee, Colin P Derdeyn and Gregory J Zipfel
Neurosurgical focus, Vol.30(6), pp.E14-E14
06/2011
DOI: 10.3171/2011.3.FOCUS1138
PMCID: PMC3593273
PMID: 21631215
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/3593273View
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Abstract

Symptomatic intracranial arterial disease is associated with a high rate of recurrent ischemic events. The management of this condition is controversial, with some advocating medical therapy as a sole means of treatment and others recommending endovascular therapy in addition to best medical management. In rare cases, surgical intervention is considered. A thorough review of the available literature was performed, and treatment recommendations based on these data are provided.
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