Background Basilar artery occlusion (BAO) is associated with a high mortality rate, although
cases with spontaneous favorable outcomes have recently been reported, and basilar artery …

Basilar artery (BA) occlusion is generally believed to have a high mortality. A favorable
outcome is rarely reported. A consecutive series of 20 survivors with angiographically …

Objective: To develop a simple prognostic model to predict outcome at 1 month after acute
basilar artery occlusion (BAO) with readily available predictors. Methods: The Basilar Artery …

Basilar artery occlusion is a rare cause of stroke with a high case fatality rate and an often
poor clinical outcome among survivors. Our limited knowledge on the outcome in patients …

Background and Purpose Thrombolysis may reduce mortality after acute basilar artery (BA)
occlusion. We intended to find variables affecting recanalization and clinical outcome in …

Background While diffuse atherosclerotic disease affecting the posterior circulation has
been described extensively, the prevalence, natural history and angiographic characteristics …

Background: Multiple case series, mostly highly selected, have demonstrated a very high
mortality following acute basilar artery occlusion. The more widespread availability and use …

Background: Most data on the outcome of basilar artery occlusion are from recent case
series of patients treated with intra-arterial thrombolysis. The limited knowledge on the …

Background and Purpose—Acute basilar artery occlusion portends high risk of stroke and
death. Thrombolysis or endovascular therapy has been limited to patients who present …

Background and Purpose—While intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-
PA) has been approved for acute stroke therapy within 3 hours, the optimum management of …