Evaluation of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Basilar Occlusion in a State-Wide Prospective Stroke Registry

Evaluation of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Basilar Occlusion in a State-Wide Prospective Stroke Registry

Context: Despite overwhelming evidence for endovascular therapy in anterior circulation ischemic stroke due to large-vessel occlusion, data regarding the treatment of acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO) are still equivocal. The BASICS trial failed to show an advantage of endovascular therapy (EVT)...

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Main Authors: Katharina Gruber, Björn Misselwitz, Helmuth Steinmetz, Waltraud Pfeilschifter, Ferdinand O. Bohmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
thrombectomy
best medical treatment
posterior circulation
thrombolysis
endovascular treatment
basilar artery occlusion (BAO)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.678505/full

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