Endovascular revascularization therapy in cerebral athero-occlusive disease. Angioplasty and stents, systemic and local thrombolysis.

Most strokes result from thrombosis or embolism. Many of these are amenable to endovascular therapies, which based on experience to date, appear to prevent the occurrence or mitigate the effects of these events. The ultimate role, however, of CPTA, CLIF, and intravascular stenting remains to be defined and validated through comparative studies with established alternative surgical and medical therapies.