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Both intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke continue to be the leading causes of disability and the second leading causes of death worldwide.1,2 The burden is largest in low- and middle-income countries, which have seen rapid recent population growth. Large vessel occlusion (LVO – internal carotids, vertebrals and the proximal branches of the circle of Willis) accounts for 20% of all acute ischemic strokes (AISs) and causes large, disabling […]

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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