Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of Intracranial Artery for the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 22(6); 2004 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2004;22(6): 638-642.

급성 뇌경색 환자에서 풍선카테터를 사용한 두개 내 혈관의 경피 경관 혈관성형술

최재철, 김택군

제주대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실, 고려대학교 의과대학 진단방사선과학교실*

Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of Intracranial Artery for the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

Jay Chol Choi

Department of Neurology, Cheju National University College of Medicine, Jeju; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine*, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Although the results of intra-arterial thrombolysis for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke have been encouraging, the failure of arterial recanalization and intracranial hemorrhage were unresolved problems of this procedure. Because of this limitation, there has been increasing interest in the use of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). Recently, we have treated three patients with acute ischemic stroke using PTA of the intracranial artery. Although the arterial recanalization was achieved initially in all cases, only one patient showed clinical improvement. Key Words: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, Acute ischemic stroke