Marios Psychogios, Alex Brehm, Elena López-Cancio, Gian Marco De Marchis, Elena Meseguer, Aristeidis H Katsanos, Christine Kremer, Peter Sporns, Marialuisa Zedde, Adam Kobayashi, Jildaz Caroff, Daniel Bos, Sabrina Lémeret, Avtar Lal, Juan F Arenillas
The aim of the present European Stroke Organisation guideline is to provide clinically useful evidence-based recommendations on the management of patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD). The guidelines were prepared following the Standard Operational Procedure of the European Stroke Organisation guidelines and according to GRADE methodology. ICAD represents a major cause of ischemic stroke worldwide, and patients affected by this condition are exposed to a high risk for future strokes and other major cardiovascular events, despite best medical therapy available...
September 2022: European Stroke Journal