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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder of upper and lower motor neurons that results in progressive motor impairment. ALS is the most common disease of motor neurons with an annual incidence of approximately 1.7–2.5 per 100,000 people. It is a terminal condition with a typical life expectancy of 2–5 years from symptom onset. […]

Jeffrey L Saver & Natan Bornstein, ESOC 2019 – ImpACT-24B

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Published Online: Jun 13th 2019

Trial investigators Jeffrey L Saver and Natan Bornstein share results and insights from the Implant for Augmentation of Cerebral Blood Flow Trial, Effectiveness and Safety in a 24 Hour Window (ImpACT-24B; NCT00826059). The aim of this international, randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled, pivotal trial was to determine whether sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation 8-24 h after acute ischaemic stroke improved functional outcome.

Content produced in Milan, Italy and shared with kind authorisation of the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) and the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC 2019). 

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