title: Author's response.
authors.affiliation: Pusan National University Hospital, Neurology, 10, 1 Ga, Ami-Dong, Seo-Gu, Busan 602-739 Republic of Korea. Electronic address: aminoff@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Sang Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sung
mesh_terms: D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents