NeuroNews issue 55 – US

Highlights: First-time COAST study results as well as several other highlights from the 2024 Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) annual meeting (22–26 July, Colorado...

NeuroNews issue 55 – OUS

Highlights: First-time COAST study results as well as several other highlights from the 2024 Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) annual meeting (22–26 July, Colorado...

NeuroNews issue 54 – US

Highlights: ARISE I recommendations on the management of intracranial aneurysms, chronic subdural haematomas (cSDHs) and brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) First European presentation of PERFORMANCE...

NeuroNews issue 54 – OUS

Highlights: ARISE I recommendations on the management of intracranial aneurysms, chronic subdural haematomas (cSDHs) and brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) First European presentation of PERFORMANCE...

NeuroNews issue 53 – US

Highlights: The “major shift” likely to occur following presentation of three large-scale trials evaluating middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolisation for chronic subdural haematoma (SDH) ...

NeuroNews issue 53 – OUS

Highlights: The "major shift" likely to occur following presentation of three large-scale trials evaluating middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolisation for chronic subdural haematoma (SDH) ...

NeuroNews issue 52 – US

Highlights: Physicians posit that equipoise likely remains between general anaesthesia and conscious sedation in endovascular therapy following the presentation of SEGA trial results at...

NeuroNews issue 52 – OUS

Highlights: Physicians posit that equipoise likely remains between general anaesthesia and conscious sedation in endovascular therapy following the presentation of SEGA trial results at...

NeuroNews issue 51 – US

Highlights: New data that "refute" the seminal ARUBA trial's conclusions on interventional treatments for arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) as well as several other highlights from...

NeuroNews issue 51 – OUS

Highlights: New data that "refute" the seminal ARUBA trial's conclusions on interventional treatments for arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) as well as several other highlights from...

NeuroNews issue 50 – US

Highlights: Positive results with the Woven EndoBridge (WEB; Microvention/Terumo Corporation) device—presented for the first time at the LINNC Americas Seminar (16–17 March, Miami, USA)—indicate...

NeuroNews issue 50 – EU

Highlights: Positive results with the Woven EndoBridge (WEB; Microvention/Terumo Corporation) device—presented for the first time at the LINNC Americas Seminar (16–17 March, Miami, USA)—indicate...

NeuroNews issue 49 – US

Highlights: The 2023 International Stroke Conference (ISC; 8–10 February, Dallas, USA) is punctuated by new data on neuroprotective medications in ischaemic stroke, sparking tempered...

NeuroNews issue 49 – EU

Highlights: The 2023 International Stroke Conference (ISC; 8–10 February, Dallas, USA) is punctuated by new data on neuroprotective medications in ischaemic stroke, sparking tempered...

NeuroNews issue 48 – US

Highlights: With the UK Stroke Association continuing its push to make thrombectomy treatments more widely accessible, NeuroNews speaks to Sanjeev Nayak (Stoke-on-Trent, UK), Dileep...

NeuroNews issue 48 – EU

Highlights: With the UK Stroke Association continuing its push to make thrombectomy treatments more widely accessible, NeuroNews speaks to Sanjeev Nayak (Stoke-on-Trent, UK), Dileep...

NeuroNews issue 47 – US

Highlights: Details and comment on the first US implantation of the Stentrode brain-computer interface device (Synchron) lead a number of late-breaking presentations from this...

NeuroNews issue 47 – EU

Highlights: Details and comment on the first US implantation of the Stentrode brain-computer interface device (Synchron) lead a number of late-breaking presentations from this...

NeuroNews issue 46 – US

Highlights: Late-breaking presentations from the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) progress clinical data on tenecteplase as an alternative intravenous thrombolysis drug to alteplase, and the...

NeuroNews issue 46 – EU

Highlights: Late-breaking presentations from the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) progress clinical data on tenecteplase as an alternative intravenous thrombolysis drug to alteplase, and the...

NeuroNews issue 45 – US

Highlights:  Japanese study—first presented at the International Stroke Conference (ISC)—sheds light on mechanical thrombectomy in severe ischaemic stroke patients The pros and cons of...

NeuroNews issue 45 – EU

Highlights:  Japanese study—first presented at the International Stroke Conference (ISC)—sheds light on mechanical thrombectomy in severe ischaemic stroke patients The pros and cons of...

NeuroNews issue 44 – US

Highlights:  Insight from the "largest prospective study to date" of the p64 flow modulation device (phenox) The latest clinical data on endovascular therapy for...

NeuroNews issue 44 – EU

Highlights:  Insight from the "largest prospective study to date" of the p64 flow modulation device (phenox) The latest clinical data on endovascular therapy for...

NeuroNews issue 43 – US

Highlights:  A closer look at the latest clinical data regarding flow diversion technologies – including new insights on the Flow redirection endoluminal device (FRED;...

NeuroNews issue 43 – EU

Highlights:  A closer look at the latest clinical data regarding flow diversion technologies - including new insights on the Flow redirection endoluminal device (FRED;...

NeuroNews issue 42 – US

Highlights:  Insight on the benefits of endovascular therapy (EVT) for basilar artery occlusion from the BASICS (Basilar artery international cooperation study) trial Why the...

NeuroNews issue 42 – EU

Highlights:  Insight on the benefits of endovascular therapy (EVT) for basilar artery occlusion from the BASICS (Basilar artery international cooperation study) trial Why the...

NeuroNews issue 41 – US

Highlights:  Coverage of the International Stroke Conference (ISC; 17–19 March, virtual), including results from the TIGER trial The reasons women are still underrepresented in...

NeuroNews issue 41 – EU

Highlights:  Coverage of the International Stroke Conference (ISC; 17–19 March, virtual), including results from the TIGER trial The reasons women are still underrepresented in...

Neuro News Issue 40 – US Edition

Highlights:  Coverage of the joint European Stroke Organisation and the World Stroke Organisation (WSO-ESO 2020) conference (7–9 November 2020), including how artificial intelligence can...

Neuro News Issue 40 – EU Edition

Highlights:  Coverage of the joint European Stroke Organisation and the World Stroke Organisation (WSO-ESO 2020) conference (7–9 November 2020), including how artificial intelligence can...

NeuroNews Issue 39 – US Edition

Highlights: Comprehensive coverage from the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) 17th Annual meeting (4–7 August) including two new studies to describe outcome-related racial disparities...

NeuroNews Issue 39

Highlights: Comprehensive coverage from the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) 17th Annual meeting (4–7 August) including two new studies to describe outcome-related racial disparities...

NeuroNews Issue 38 – US Edition

Highlights: COVID-19 causes "widespread disruption" to neuroendovascular research around the globe Stroke risk found higher in patients with COVID-19 than influenza Thrombectomy proved efficacious...

NeuroNews Issue 38

Highlights: COVID-19 causes "widespread disruption" to neuroendovascular research around the globe Stroke risk found higher in patients with COVID-19 than influenza Thrombectomy proved efficacious...

NeuroNews Issue 37

Highlights: NeuroNews reports on a webinar hosted by SNIS that brought together physicians from Italy, China and the USA, each of whom detailed the...

NeuroNews Issue 37

Highlights: NeuroNews reports on a webinar hosted by SNIS that brought together physicians from Italy, China and the USA, each detailing the lessons they...

NeuroNews Issue 36 – US Edition

Highlights: NeuroNews exclusively interviews Vitor Mendes Pereira (Toronto, Canada) who has recently performed the world’s first-in-human robotic-assisted brain surgery Demetrius Lopes (Chicago, USA) discusses...

NeuroNews Issue 36

Highlights: NeuroNews exclusively interviews Vitor Mendes Pereira (Toronto, Canada) who has recently performed the world’s first-in-human robotic-assisted brain surgery Demetrius Lopes (Chicago, USA) discusses...

NeuroNews Issue 35 – US Edition

Highlights: NeuroNews exclusively interviews Sheila Martins (Porto Alegre, Brazil) who provides an update on the RESILIENT team’s plan of action following the trial’s positive results,...

NeuroNews Issue 35

Highlights: NeuroNews exclusively interviews Sheila Martins (Porto Alegre, Brazil) who provides an update on the RESILIENT team's plan of action following the trial's positive...

NeuroNews Issue 34 – US Edition

Highlights: Big data is set to increase the efficiency of stroke outcomes research Within the era of evolving technologies, Padma Gulur discusses cybersecurity, urging...

NeuroNews Issue 34

Highlights: Big data is set to increase the efficiency of stroke outcomes research Within the era of evolving technologies, Padma Gulur discusses cybersecurity, urging...

NeuroNews Issue 33 – US Edition

Highlights: MISTIE III endpoint is missed, but experts agree on implications for clinical practice Mark McDonald discusses the role of artificial intelligence in prehospital...

NeuroNews Issue 33

Highlights: MISTIE III endpoint is missed, but experts agree on implications for clinical practice Mark McDonald discusses the role of artificial intelligence in prehospital...

NeuroNews Issue 32 – US Edition

Highlights: Going beyond DAWN and DEFUSE 3: New studies point to need for expanded selection criteria in real-world application Michael Chen on the evolving...

NeuroNews Issue 32

Highlights: Going beyond DAWN and DEFUSE 3: New studies point to need for expanded selection criteria in real-world application Michael Chen on the evolving...

NeuroNews Issue 31 – US Edition

In this issue: SCENT trial leads to first ever indication of flow diverter to treat challenging aneurysms Evidence in favour of DRG stimulation builds...

NeuroNews Issue 31

In this issue: SCENT trial leads to first ever indication of flow diverter to treat challenging aneurysms Evidence in favour of DRG stimulation builds...

NeuroNews Issue 30 – US Edition

Highlights WAKE-UP trial shows that thrombolysis can benefit certain stroke patients with unknown time of onset Dylan N Wolman and Jeremy J Heit: Neuroimaging...

NeuroNews Issue 30

Highlights WAKE-UP trial shows that thrombolysis can benefit certain stroke patients with unknown time of onset Dylan N Wolman and Jeremy J Heit: Neuroimaging...

NeuroNews Issue 29 – US Edition

Highlights DEFUSE 3 shows favourable outcomes for late-window patients and triggers expanded guidelines for treatment eligibility David Ermak: Detecting LVO Profile: Gregory Albers Neuromodulation...

NeuroNews Issue 29

Highlights DEFUSE 3 shows favourable outcomes for late-window patients and triggers expanded guidelines for treatment eligibility David Ermak: Detecting LVO Profile: Gregory Albers Neuromodulation...

NeuroNews Issue 28 – US Edition

Highlights Two trials validate use of image-based selection for late window stroke patients Global burden of stroke: part one Profile: Simon Thomson Neuromodulation section ...

NeuroNews Issue 28

Highlights Two trials validate use of image-based selection for late window stroke patients Global burden of stroke: part one Profile: Simon Thomson Neuromodulation section ...

NeuroNews Issue 27 – US Edition

Highlights: DEFUSE 3 terminated early with high likelihood of benefit in the endovascular group The top ten takeaways from the AHA/ASA statement on brain...

NeuroNews Issue 27

Highlights: DEFUSE 3 terminated early with high likelihood of benefit in the endovascular group The top ten takeaways from the AHA/ASA statement on brain...

NeuroNews Issue 26 – US Edition

Highlights: DAWN of a new era: Time to save brain may be longer than we think ASTER trial final data Joseph Broderick: Physiological time is brain Profile: Joshua...

NeuroNews Issue 26

Highlights: DAWN of a new era: Time to save brain may be longer than we think ASTER trial final data Joseph Broderick: Physiological time is brain Profile: Joshua...

NeuroNews Issue 25 – US Edition

Highlights: Worse outcomes with general anaesthesia in pooled analysis of stroke patients ASTER randomised controlled trial Neuromodulation section: High patient satisfaction levels for spinal...

NeuroNews Issue 25

Highlights: Worse outcomes with general anaesthesia in pooled analysis of stroke patients ASTER randomised controlled trial Neuromodulation section: High patient satisfaction levels for spinal...

NeuroNews Issue 24 – US Edition

Highlights: Wanted: More interventionalists - Urs Fischer Cleveland Telestroke network at year five Profile: Tudor Jovin Neuromodulation section: - More research needed to show potential of neuromodulation therapy -...

NeuroNews Issue 24

Highlights: Wanted: More interventionalists - Urs Fischer Cleveland Telestroke network at year five Profile: Tudor Jovin Neuromodulation section: - More research needed to show potential of neuromodulation therapy -...

NeuroNews Issue 23 – US Edition

Highlights: Expelling bottlenecks key to enhancing stroke pathways of care William Mack: Neuroprotection Profile: Tommy Andersson Neuromodulation section ASRA calls for reconsideration of "experimental"...

NeuroNews Issue 23

Highlights: Expelling bottlenecks key to enhancing stroke pathways of care William Mack: Neuroprotection Profile: Tommy Andersson Neuromodulation section ASRA calls for reconsideration of "experimental"...

NeuroNews Issue 22 – US Edition

Highlights: – Mechanical thrombectomy treatment: When does the clock run out? – Brain to Brain debate: Is IV t-PA treatment dead? – Profile: Jacques Moret – Neuromodulation section –...

NeuroNews Issue 22

Highlights: - Mechanical thrombectomy treatment: When does the clock run out? - Brain to Brain debate: Is IV t-PA treatment dead? - Profile: Jacques Moret - Neuromodulation section -...

NeuroNews Issue 21 – US Edition

Highlights: Quality over quantity: Consensus document outlines training guidelines for ischaemic stroke intervention Madrid Stroke Network Profile: Guido Guglielmi Neuromodulation section Lumina data demonstrate 70% greater low back pain...

NeuroNews Issue 21

Highlights: Quality over quantity: Consensus document outlines training guidelines for ischaemic stroke intervention Madrid Stroke Network Profile: Guido Guglielmi Neuromodulation section Lumina data demonstrate 70% greater low back pain...

NeuroNews Issue 20 – US Edition

Highlights: -Knowledge, experience and training are the calling cards of the mechanical thrombectomy operator -No true distinction in selection criteria between HF10 and burst stimulation -Celebrating 25...

NeuroNews Issue 20

Highlights: -Knowledge, experience and training are the calling cards of the mechanical thrombectomy operator -No true distinction in selection criteria between HF10 and burst stimulation -Celebrating 25...

NeuroNews Issue 19 – US Edition

Highlights: -60 minutes or less: Time to reperfusion in acute stroke therapy must be reduced -US study finds DRG superior to conventional stimulation across all endpoints -Brain...

NeuroNews Issue 19

Highlights: -60 minutes or less: Time to reperfusion in acute stroke therapy must be reduced -US study finds DRG superior to conventional stimulation across all endpoints -Brain...

NeuroNews Issue 18 – US Edition

Highlights: -Study finds HF10 therapy superior to traditional spinal cord stimulation -Evidence builds for endovascular treatment of acute stroke -Focus on: Neuromodulation -Yuang-Seng Tsuei: Hybrid ORs -Profile: Alim Louis...

NeuroNews Issue 18

Highlights: -Study finds HF10 therapy superior to traditional spinal cord stimulation -Evidence builds for endovascular treatment of acute stroke -Focus on: Neuromodulation -Yuang-Seng Tsuei: Hybrid ORs -Profile: Alim Louis...

NeuroNews Issue 17 – US Edition

Highlights: -Domino effect complete: New stroke trials usher in the age of the stent retriever -Transfemoral approach may not be the "be all and end all"...

NeuroNews Issue 17

Highlights: -Domino effect complete: New stroke trials usher in the age of the stent retriever -Transfemoral approach may not be the "be all and end all"...

NeuroNews Issue 16 – US Edition

Highlights: -ESCAPE trial permanently halted and declared positive -Surgery vs endovascular treatment for middle cerebral artery aneurysms: Debate rages on -Focus on: Neuromodulation -Peter Müller-Barna: TeleStroke Units -Profile: Joseph...

NeuroNews Issue 16

Highlights: -ESCAPE trial permanently halted and declared positive -Surgery vs endovascular treatment for middle cerebral artery aneurysms: Debate rages on -Focus on: Neuromodulation -Peter Müller-Barna: TeleStroke Units -Profile: Joseph...

NeuroNews Issue 15 – US Edition

Highlights: -New technology may improve brain visualisation during stroke treatment -Mechanical thrombectomy devices cause endothelial damage -Focus on: Epilepsy -Graham Teasdale: Glasgow Coma Scale -Profile: Vladimir Benes Jr http://neuronewsinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/11/15_NeuroNews_low-res_USA.pdf

NeuroNews Issue 15

Highlights: -New technology may improve brain visualisation during stroke treatment -Mechanical thrombectomy devices cause endothelial damage -Focus on: Epilepsy -Graham Teasdale: Glasgow Coma Scale -Profile: Vladimir Benes Jr http://neuronewsinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/11/15_NeuroNews_low-res_EU.pdf

NeuroNews Issue 14 – US Edition

Highlights: -Time is brain: Delaying carotid interventions is a disservice to patients -Adjunct vagus nerve stimulation therapy promising for refractory epilepsy -Joshua Hirsch: Call for evidence -Novel tools...

NeuroNews Issue 14

Highlights: -Time is brain: Delaying carotid interventions is a disservice to patients -Adjunct vagus nerve stimulation therapy promising for refractory epilepsy -Joshua Hirsch: Call for evidence -Novel tools...

NeuroNews Issue 13

Highlights: -Fears over early carotid endarterectomy in stroke patients not justified -Growing support for transcranial magnetic stimulation in chronic migraine -ADAPT: Safe and simple technique for ischaemic...

NeuroNews Issue 12

Highlights: -Aggressive medical management bests stenting, final SAMMPRIS results show -Establishing the importance of evidence for neurointerventional procedures -Recruitment problems prompt change in SPACE-2 protocol -Profile: Ali R...

NeuroNews Issue 11

Highlights: -Safety of flow diverters under the scanner -It is not as simple as "intra-arterial ischaemic stroke therapy does not work" by David Sacks -Robot treats clots...

NeuroNews Issue 10

Highlights: - MR-guided ultrasound thalamotomy promising for essential tremor - Implanted device predicts epilepsy seizures - Deep brain stimulation examined for anorexia nervosa - Profile: Peter Hamlyn http://neuronewsinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/11/10-NeuroNews.pdf

NeuroNews Issue 9

Highlights: -Is transbrachial carotid artery stenting the way forward? -New extremely soft bare platinum coil is safe and effective endovascular treatment for cerebral aneurysms -Carotid artery stenting:...

NeuroNews Issue 8

Highlights: -Microporus stent achieves brain aneurysm occlusion without disturbing branching flow -Vitamin B reduces white matter hyperintensities progression in patients with severe cerebral small vessel disease -Spinal...

NeuroNews Issue 7

Highlights: -Thrombolysis within six hours after stroke key to improve functional outcome -Stem cell is promising, but neurologists warn about unscrupulous providers -Preliminary results with the Web...

NeuroNews Issue 6

Highlights: -Need for emergency neurosurgical procedures after intracranial endovascular treatment is low -Is delayed haemorrhage a complication following treatment with a flow diverter? -Analysis of the CLARITY...