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Management of complications of endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke

  

  1. Neurological Department & Stroke Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Clinical Neuroscience Institute,
    Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
  • Online:2018-03-05 Published:2018-03-19
  • Contact: Corresponding author: Xu Anding,Email: tlil@jnu.edu.cn

Abstract: Bridging intravascular therapy  is the priority recommendation for acute anterior ischemic stroke caused by large vascular occlusion. There is very little literature on the complications of periprocedural period. Procedural complications include: hemorrhagic transformation, iatrogenic embolization, artery dissection, vasospasm, in situ thrombosis,groin complications. The purpose of this article is to review the clinical relevance and management of procedurerelated complications of bridging intravascular therapy.

Key words: stroke, endovascular treatment, complications