Intracranial angioplasty and thrombolysis

With careful patient selection, timely neuroendovascular therapy can improv e the clinical outcome of patients suffering from cerebrovascular ischemic disease. The current indications, techniques, recent experiences, limitatio ns, and future directions of balloon angioplasty and local intra-arterial/i ntravenous thrombolysis in the treatment of intracranial vasospasm, atheros clerotic disease, thromboembolism, and dural sinus thrombosis are reviewed.