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Basilar artery occlusion
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If BAO is recognised early and confirmed with multimodal CT or MRI, intravenous thrombolysis or endovascular treatment can be undertaken, however, the best treatment approach to improve clinical outcome still needs to be ascertained.Abstract:
The clinical presentation of basilar artery occlusion (BAO) ranges from mild transient symptoms to devastating strokes with high fatality and morbidity. Often, non-specific prodromal symptoms such as vertigo or headaches are indicative of BAO, and are followed by the hallmarks of BAO, including decreased consciousness, quadriparesis, pupillary and oculomotor abnormalities, dysarthria, and dysphagia. When clinical findings suggest an acute brainstem disorder, BAO has to be confirmed or ruled out as a matter of urgency. If BAO is recognised early and confirmed with multimodal CT or MRI, intravenous thrombolysis or endovascular treatment can be undertaken. The goal of thrombolysis is to restore blood flow in the occluded artery and salvage brain tissue; however, the best treatment approach to improve clinical outcome still needs to be ascertained.read more
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Endovascular treatment versus standard medical treatment for vertebrobasilar artery occlusion (BEST): an open-label, randomised controlled trial.
Xinfeng Liu,Xinfeng Liu,Qiliang Dai,Ruidong Ye,Wenjie Zi,Wenjie Zi,Yuxiu Liu,Huaiming Wang,Wusheng Zhu,Minmin Ma,Qin Yin,Min Li,Xinying Fan,Wen Sun,Yunfei Han,Qiushi Lv,Rui Liu,Dong Yang,Zhonghua Shi,Dequan Zheng,Xiaorong Deng,Yue Wan,Zhen Wang,Yu Geng,Xingyu Chen,Zhiming Zhou,Geng Liao,Ping Jin,Yumin Liu,Xintong Liu,Meng Zhang,Feng Zhou,Hongchao Shi,Yunfeng Zhang,Fuqiang Guo,Congguo Yin,Guozhong Niu,Mei Zhang,Xueli Cai,Qiyi Zhu,Zhonglun Chen,Yingchun Liang,Bing Li,Min Lin,Wei Wang,Haowen Xu,Xinmin Fu,Wenhua Liu,Xiguang Tian,Zili Gong,Haicun Shi,Chuanming Wang,Penghua Lv,Zhonghai Tao,Liangfu Zhu,Shiquan Yang,Wei Hu,Pingzhou Jiang,David S Liebeskind,Vitor Mendes Pereira,Thomas W. Leung,Bernard Yan,Stephen M. Davis,Gelin Xu,Raul G Nogueira,Yunyun Xiong,Zongjie Shi,Weihong Zheng,Xianjun Huang,Yong Liu,Huagang Li,Kaifu Ke,Shu Yang,Hang Lin,Wei Dan,Lin Chen,Liangqun Rong,Shuiping Wang,Jin Fan,Chengming Xing,Haifeng Li,Weiming Yang,Changqing Wang,Yong Zhang,Xiaobo Li,Vitor Pereira,David Liebeskind,Raul G. Nogueira +87 more
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Mechanical recanalization in basilar artery occlusion: The ENDOSTROKE study
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TL;DR: A study was undertaken to evaluate clinical and procedural factors associated with outcome and recanalization in endovascular stroke treatment (EVT) of basilar artery (BA) occlusion.
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Endovascular Therapy for Stroke Due to Basilar-Artery Occlusion
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effectiveness of endovascular therapy in patients with stroke caused by basilar-artery occlusion has not been well studied, and the authors randomly assigned patients within 6 weeks.
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Assessment of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion via a Nationwide Prospective Registry
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