Tag: MMA embolisation

MEMBRANE becomes latest RCT to demonstrate MMA embolisation’s benefits in cSDH...

The MEMBRANE randomised controlled trial (RCT)—presented at the 2024 Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) annual meeting (20–22 November, San Diego, USA) by...

Landmark MMA embolisation trials published in New England Journal of Medicine

Detailed results from three randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolisation in the treatment of chronic subdural haematoma (cSDH) have been...

Arsenal Medical launches EMBO-02 study to assess NeoCast in cSDH treatment

Arsenal Medical today announced the initiation of the EMBO-02 clinical study of NeoCast in the treatment of chronic subdural haematomas (cSDHs). NeoCast is a...

Recent breakthroughs in cSDH intervention may lead to “HERMES-style collaborative”

Following their initial presentation earlier this year, two randomised controlled trials (RCTs) indicating positive outcomes with middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolisation in chronic subdural...

ARISE I recommends multidisciplinary approach to managing brain aneurysms, chronic SDHs...

Three papers published in the journal Stroke have highlighted multidisciplinary care and global, collaborative efforts as “paramount” in the management of intracranial aneurysms, chronic...

SNIS acknowledges “major shift” in chronic SDH treatment following new trial...

In an official statement, the Society of Neurolnterventional Surgery (SNIS) has acknowledged middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolisation as a beneficial adjunctive treatment for chronic...

Addition of MMA embolisation reduces haematoma recurrence or progression in MAGIC-MT...

The use of middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolisation alongside standard care has been deemed superior to standard care alone for patients with symptomatic, non-acute...

STEM study finds improved outcomes with MMA embolisation over standard care...

Recently presented results from the STEM randomised controlled trial (RCT) have demonstrated improved outcomes with middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolisation plus standard management—as compared...

MMA embolisation plus surgery reduces risk of subdural haematoma recurrence in...

Middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolisation—the injection of a liquid embolic substance to block an artery feeding the brain’s dura—along with surgery for subacute or...

Phil White

Phil White’s career as a physician and researcher has seen him play a role in numerous major stroke trials, and serve as an educator...