title: Intra-arterial treatment of acute ischemic stroke: the continued evolution.
abstract: The devastation caused by acute ischemic strokes is evident in every intensive care unit across the world. Although there is no doubt that progress has been made in treatment, it has been slow to come. With the emergence of new technologies in imaging, thrombolysis and endovascular intervention, the treatment modalities of acute ischemic stroke will enter a new era. In this review, we present the concept of the seven evolutionary phases in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke to date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Yale School of Medicine, 100 York Street Apt 9G, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA, alex.lu@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Alex Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Sameer A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: Karin V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Nyström
authors.forename: Eyiyemisi C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Damisah
authors.forename: Hardik P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: Charles C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Matouk
authors.forename: Rashmi D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Pashankar
authors.forename: Ketan R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Bulsara