title: 10 questions about intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis.
abstract: Intracranial atherosclerotic disease is one of the most common causes of stroke worldwide, yet treatment for this disease is still uncertain. This article discusses challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of intracranial stenosis by posing 10 commonly asked questions about this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. turan@musc.edu
authors.forename: Tanya N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: Marc I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Chimowitz
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents