High-Risk Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis Despite Aggressive Medical Treatment: Protocol for a Prospective Nested Case-Control Study by Tao Wang, Tao Wang, Jichang Luo, Jichang Luo, Changyi Liu, Bin Yang, Bin Yang, Ran Xu, Ran Xu, Long Li, Long Li, Kun Yang, Chao Zhang, Yabing Wang, Yabing Wang, Yanfei Chen, Yanfei Chen, Peng Gao, Peng Gao, Peng Gao, Jian Chen, Jian Chen, Liqun Jiao, Liqun Jiao, Liqun Jiao, Yan Ma, Yan Ma

“…Although medical treatment was recommended as the first-line therapy for ICAD, the recurrent stroke rate was still high in severe stenosis of ICAD despite aggressive medical treatment. …”
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Endothelial Shear Stress and Platelet FcγRIIa Expression in Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease by David S. Liebeskind, Jason D. Hinman, Naoki Kaneko, Hiroaki Kitajima, Tristan Honda, Adam H. De Havenon, Edward Feldmann, Raul G. Nogueira, Shyam Prabhakaran, Jose G. Romano, Peter W. Callas, David J. Schneider

“…Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) has been characterized by the degree of arterial stenosis and downstream hypoperfusion, yet microscopic derangements of endothelial shear stress at the luminal wall may be key determinants of plaque growth, vascular remodeling and thrombosis that culminate in recurrent stroke. …”
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Abstract Number ‐ 145: Impact of Landmark Trials on Intracranial Stenting Utilization for Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease in the US by Fadar O Otite, Smit Patel, Haydn Hoffman, Ameer Hassan, Osama O Zaidat, Santiago Ortega‐Gutierrez, Dileep Yavagal, Priyank Khandelwal

“…Rescue ICAD stenting may be needed in MT patients with underlying ICAD but it remains uncertain whether PTAS use for ICAD has changed over this time. …”
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The nares as a CA-MRSA reservoir in the healthy elderly by Cristiane Silveira de Brito, Lícia Ludendorff Queiroz, Paola Amaral de Campos, Deivid William da Fonseca Batistão, Helisângela de Almeida Silva, Guilherme Gularte de Agostini, Paulo Pinto Gontijo Filho, Rosineide Marques Ribas

“…CA-MRSA isolate showed SCC mec IV, fnbB+ , and icaD+ .CONCLUSIONS:CA-MRSA was detected, with genotype determined as SCC mec type IV/IS256/ fnbB+ / icaA / icaD+ / bbp-/agr2 / bap / pvl, characterizing this population as a possible reservoir of this organism in the community.…”
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Initial Experience With the Next-Generation Resolute Onyx Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent in Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease by Ameer E. Hassan, Ameer E. Hassan, Mahmoud H. Mohammaden, Mahmoud H. Mohammaden, Rani Ramsey Rabah, Wondwossen G. Tekle, Wondwossen G. Tekle

“…Background and Purpose: Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is a common cause of stroke worldwide. Although there are different endovascular options for the treatment of symptomatic ICAD (sICAD), it is still controversial. …”
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Endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke with a fully radiopaque retriever: A randomized controlled trial by Yongxin Zhang, Pei Liu, Zifu Li, Ya Peng, Wenhuo Chen, Liyong Zhang, Jianfeng Chu, Dong Kuai, Zhen Chen, Wei Wu, Yun Xu, Yong Zhang, Bin Zhou, Yu Geng, Congguo Yin, Jiang Li, Ming Wang, Naichi Zhai, Xiaoxiang Peng, Zhong Ji, Yaping Xiao, Xingen Zhu, Xueli Cai, Lei Zhang, Bo Hong, Pengfei Xing, Hongjian Shen, Yongwei Zhang, Minghua Li, Meixia Shang, Jianmin Liu, Pengfei Yang

“…In subgroup analysis, 58 patients were assigned to the ICAD group and the remaining 174 to the non-ICAD group. …”
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Case Report: Serial MR Vessel Wall Imaging Visualizes the Response of Intracranial Plaques and Assists in Decision-Making by Jiayu Xiao, Jiayu Xiao, Matthew M. Padrick, Shlee S. Song, Zhaoyang Fan, Zhaoyang Fan, Zhaoyang Fan, Konrad H. Schlick

“…Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is a dynamic process that leads to ischemic stroke. …”
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Clinical experience in intracranial stenting of Wingspan stent system under local anesthesia by Mao-Shih Lin, Chih-Wei Huang, Chih-Wei Huang, Yuang-Seng Tsuei, Yuang-Seng Tsuei, Yuang-Seng Tsuei, Yuang-Seng Tsuei

“…ObjectiveThe use of endovascular treatments for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis disease (ICAD) remains contentious due to high periprocedural complications. …”
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STENOSIS: Long-term single versus dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with ischaemic stroke due to intracranial atherosclerotic disease – a randomised trial by Ashish Sharma, Thomas Iype, Deepti Vibha, Jeyaraj Durai Pandian, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Rajinder K Dhamija, Rohit Bhatia, Ayush Agarwal, Shweta Jain, Dheeraj Khurana, Sudhir Sharma, Shyam K Jaiswal, Biman Kanti Ray, Sunil K Narayan, Deepti Arora, Meenakshi Sharma, Ajay Garg, Pamidimukkala Vijaya, Vivek Nambiar, Rajsrinivas Parthasarathy, Pooja Gupta, Girish Baburao Kulkarni, Sanjith Aaron, Deepti Bal, PN Sylaja, Arvind Sharma, MV Padma Srivastava, Saman Fatima, Risha Sarkar, Imnameren Longkumer, Aneesh Dhasan, Srijithesh P Rajendran, Jayanta Roy, Paul J Alapatt, Awadh K Pandit, Venugopalan Y Vishnu, Rahul Huilgol, KS Arya Devi, Pheba Susan Raju, RS Dhaliwal, Sanjeev Kumar Bhoi, Binod Sarmah, SP Gorthi, Somasundaram Kumaravelu, Lakshya Jyoti Basumatary, Neetu Ramrakhiani, Rupjyoti Das, NV Sundarachary, Vijay Sardana, Chithra Mukesh, Sulena Sulena, Abhishek Pathak, T Harisuthan, Aparna R Pai, TCR Ramakrishnan, AO Saroja, Ravishankar Naik, Neeraj Bhutani, Soaham Desai, Gaurav Kumar Mittal, S Saravanan, Leve S Joseph Devaranjan

“…Rationale Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is a pathological process that causes progressive stenosis and cerebral hypoperfusion, leading to stroke occurrence and recurrence around the world. …”
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Peripheral blood mononuclear cells expression of miR-200c, miR-125b, miR-27b, miR-203, and miR-155 in patients with significant or insignificant coronary artery stenosis by Zahra Saadatian, Yaser Mansoori, Lida Nariman-Saleh-Fam, Abdolreza Daraei, Sepideh Zununi Vahed, Shadan Navid, Ziba Nariman-Saleh-Fam

“…MiR-125b was downregulated in CAD and ICAD groups compared to the control group. PBMC miR-27b was upregulated in the CAD group as compared to the ICAD and control groups. …”
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Where are we heading in post-China angioplasty and stenting for symptomatic intracranial severe stenosis era? by Fang Xue, Ho Jun Yun, Liwei Peng, Chuanjie Wu

“…Symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is a globally challengeable disease. In the past 20 years, people have made a huge effort to deal with the problem including using endovascular technology and aggressive medical therapy. …”
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Management of intracranial vertebral artery stenosis with ipsilateral vertebral artery hypoplasia and contralateral vertebral artery occlusion via type 2 proatlantal intersegmental... by Chuan-Min Lin, Chien-Hung Chang, Ho-Fai Wong

“…Conclusions: This case is the first report for ICAD management via PIA. A persistent type 2 PIA is essential for supplying posterior circulation.…”
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Avaliação alelopática de extratos etanólicos de Copaifera sabulicola sobre o desenvolvimento inicial de Lactuca sativa, Lycopersicum esculentum e Zea mays by Manoel Viana Linhares Neto, Rafael Soares Pozzi Malheiros, Farley Silva Santana, Luciana Lucas Machado, Ana Maria Mapeli

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Plaque characteristics after endovascular treatment in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease by Shun Zhang, Junjie Wang, Jun Lu, Peng Qi, Shen Hu, Ximeng Yang, Kunpeng Chen, Daming Wang

“…Abstract Background Endovascular treatment (EVT) is an alternative option for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD). However, the effect of EVT treatment on ICAD plaques is still unclear. …”
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Endovascular Treatment of Large Vessel Occlusion Strokes Due to Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease by Jin Soo Lee, Seong-Joon Lee, Ji Man Hong, Francisco José Arruda Mont Alverne, Fabricio Oliveira Lima, Raul G. Nogueira

“…In this review, we focus on the therapeutic considerations surrounding the endovascular treatment of ICAD-related acute LVOS.…”
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Horner syndrome with transient visual impairment by Frank A Orlando, Maria Elisa Lupi

“…She wore dark glasses, received gabapentin for pain control, and was anticoagulated for a total of 4 months at which time the ICAD resolved despite a residual blepharoptosis and anisocoria.…”
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Internal Carotid Artery Dissection Presenting with Transient or Subclinical Horner Syndrome by Tom Buelens, Lisa Scifo, Jérémy Schetgen, Moncef Ould Hamou, Stelianos Kampouridis, François Willermain

“…Introduction: The most frequently encountered symptoms in internal carotid artery dissection (ICAD) are head or neck pain and cerebral ischemia. …”
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Abstract Number ‐ 6: Basilar Artery Occlusion Thrombectomy Technique: An International Survey of Practice Patterns by Piers Klein, Ana Herning, Brian Drumm, Jean Raymond, Mohamad Abdalkader, Anurag Sahoo, James E Siegler, Yimin Chen, Xiaochuan Huo, Wouter J Schonewille, Xinfeng Liu, Wei Hu, Xunming Ji, Bertrand Lapergue, Chuanhui Li, Fana Alemseged, Daniel Strbian, Urs Fischer, Johannes Kaesmacher, Hiroshi Yamagami, Volker Puetz, Simona Sacco, Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen, Jelle Demeestere, Kyriakos Lobotesis, Kubilay Aydin, Francesco Diana, Hesham E Masoud, Alice Ma, Roberta Novakovic‐White, Fawaz Al‐Mufti, Mai Duy Ton, Jean Christophe Gentric, Jildaz Caroff, Marios‐Nikos Psychogios, Lukas Meyer, Jens Fiehler, Joey English, Rishi Gupta, Bernard Yan, Bruce Campbell, Ashutosh P Jadhav, Jin Soo Lee, Götz Thomalla, Simon Nagel, Osama O Zaidat, Zhongming Qiu, Zhongrong Miao, Soma Banerjee, Thanh N Nguyen

“…Further study is needed to determine the optimal technique for EVT of BAO with or without ICAD.…”
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Penicillin-resistant characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis in Gansu, China by Feng YANG, Long-hai LIU, Ling WANG, Xu-rong WANG, Xin-pu LI, Jin-yin LUO, Zhe ZHANG, Shi-dong ZHANG, Zuo-ting YAN, Hong-sheng LI

“…Moreover, the presence of icaA and icaD were measured by PCR. A total of 32 penicillin-resistant S. aureus strains, including the two blaZ-negative strains, were identified as β-lactamase producers. …”
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Abstract 191: Simulating Intracranial Stenosis: A Methodological Approach In An In‐Vitro Neurovascular Model by Riccardo Daniel Tiberi, Jiahui Li, Joan Vargas, Magda Jablonska, Judith Cendrero, Pere Canals, Marc Molina, Alejandro Tomasello, Marc Ribo

“…Introduction Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) induces the luminal narrowing of an intracranial vessel and represents one of the major causes of ischemic strokes [1, 2, 3, 4]. …”
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