Case Report

Therapeutic Decision Making in Acute Stroke due to Carotid Artery Dissection: A Potential Role for Percutaneous Vascular Intervention following Intravenous Thrombolysis

Figure 1

(a) Prethrombolysis CT showing hyperdense vessel sign in right MCA. (b) Angiogram after right ICA stenting and before Solitaire AB deployment showing pseudoaneurysm at the dissection site (white arrowhead) and thrombus within the ACA and M1 (black arrowheads). (c) Solitaire AB deployment with stent in situ. (d) Angiogram after clot retrieval from right MCA showing recanalization and reperfusion.
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