Therapeutic modalities in symptomatic intracranial arterial occlusive disease

Abstract

Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is a frequent cause of stroke that is sometimes underdiagnosed. In this review, we survey the literature concerning ICAD and present the prognostic factors and the therapeutic options pertinent to it by comparing medical, surgical and endovascular approaches.

Keywords:

• STROKE
• INTRACRANIAL
• ENDOVASCULAR