title: Balloon angioplasty of the A2 segment of the anterior cerebral artery for recurrent, symptomatic atherosclerotic disease.
abstract: Intracranial atherosclerotic disease accounts for 5-10% of ischemic strokes in the US. Lesions located in the anterior cerebral artery territory are infrequently reported. Patients in whom medical therapy fails are at a high risk for recurrent ischemic events, in which case intracranial angioplasty or stenting may be a reasonable therapy. There is a paucity of literature describing angioplasty of fixed atherosclerotic lesions affecting the anterior cerebral artery territory, and especially the A(2) segment. This case illustrates that this vessel segment may be treated with balloon angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA. ioannis.karakis@bmc.org
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karakis
authors.forename: Thanh N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Viken L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Babikian
authors.forename: Alexander M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Norbash
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D020771:Anterior Cerebral Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States