Distal embolization during intracranial
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Osami Kawarada; Yoshiaki Yokoi; Makoto Izuta
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Intracranial stenting, with or without balloon angioplasty, has emerged as an effective alternative to medical therapy for intracranial atherosclerosis. However, this strategy appears to involve the potential risk of distal embolization, which may lead to disability and death. Here, the