Brazilian guidelines for endovascular treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke

Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-28T03:37:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-01-01. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2019-10-09T18:27:35Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S0004-282X2017000100050.pdf: 155772 bytes, checksum: c55550248854584f7b2472bcb06a538a (MD5) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Brazilian Ministry of Health (Decit/SCTIE/MS) These guidelines are the result of a joint effort from writing groups of the Brazilian Stroke Society, the Scientific Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology, the Brazilian Stroke Network and the Brazilian Society of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology. Members from these groups participated in web-based discussion forums with predefined themes, followed by videoconference meetings in which controversies and position statements were discussed, leading to a consensus. This guidelines focuses on the implications of the recent clinical trials on endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke due to proximal arterial occlusions, and the final text aims to guide health care providers, health care managers and public health authorities in managing patients with this condition in Brazil. Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil Hosp Clin Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Emory Univ, Sch Med, Grady Mem Hosp, Marcus Stroke & Neurosci Ctr, Atlanta, GA USA Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Hosp Base Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Med Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil Hosp Pro Cardiaco, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil Univ Fed Fluminense, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil Inst Dor Pesquisa & Ensino, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Hosp Municipal Sao Jose, Div Neurol, Joinville, SC, Brazil Hosp Geral Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil Hosp Restauracao, Recife, PE, Brazil Hosp Sirio Libanes, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Univ Fed Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil Santa Casa Sao Paulo, Fac Ciencias Med, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Hosp Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Med Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil CNPq: 402388/2013-5 CNPq: 467322/2014-7