The purpose of this study is to determine if extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery when
added to best medical therapy can reduce the subsequent risk of ipsilateral stroke in
high-risk patients with recently symptomatic carotid occlusion and increased cerebral oxygen
extraction fraction measured by positron emission tomography (PET).
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborators:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) University of Iowa Washington University School of Medicine