title: Late spontaneous recanalization of chronic middle cerebral artery occlusion.
abstract: Early spontaneous recanalization of the middle cerebral artery in acute ischemic phase artery is not uncommon, whereas the late spontaneous recanalization of chronic occluded artery is a very rare phenomenon and exact incidence and the timing of this event have not been quantified. We present a case in which late spontaneous recanalization of long-lasting middle cerebral artery occlusion occurred in the absence of surgical, endovascular and thrombolytic treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Cheol-Young
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chang-Woo
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Jun-Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Gook Ki
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Kim