Background: Patients with ischaemic stroke due to occlusion of the basilar or vertebral
arteries may develop a rapid deterioration in neurological status leading to coma and often …

Stroke due to basilar artery occlusion has a high mortality and morbidity. Intra-arterial
thrombolysis has been reported to improve survival and outcome status. Our aim was to …

BACKGROUND: Basilar artery occlusion usually has a very poor outcome and is associated
with a high mortality rate. Local intra-arterial thrombolysis may improve the clinical outcome …

Acute thromboembolic occlusion of the basilar artery accounts for 6% to 10% of large-vessel
stroke in humans. Because of the brain region supplied by this artery, the case fatality rate is …

Background and Purpose—Intra-arterial thrombolysis can be used for treatment of basilar
artery occlusion. Predictors of outcome before initiation of treatment are of special interest …

Background and Purpose—To report results of mechanical disruption or retrieval of
thrombus as first-line treatment in patients with stroke attributable to occlusion of the basilar …

Background and Purpose—In middle cerebral artery occlusion, probability of recanalization
after intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator thrombolysis (IVT) was reported to drop< …

Objective: To define predictors of recanalisation and clinical outcome of patients with acute
basilar artery occlusions treated with local intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT). Methods …

Background and Purpose—Basilar artery occlusion (BAO) is an infrequent form of acute
stroke, which invariably leads to death or long-term disability if not recanalized. A traditional …

Background The optimal therapy of vertebrobasilar ischemic stroke is under debate. In the
case of underlying basilar artery occlusion, intra-arterial thrombolysis is recommended …