BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study was undertaken to examine the relationship
between collateral flow and outcome after local intraarterial thrombolytic treatment for basilar …

PURPOSE To identify factors that predict survival and good neurologic outcome in patients
undergoing basilar artery thrombolysis. METHODS Over a 42-month period, 20 of 22 …

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 …

Background and Purpose—Basilar artery occlusion has a high mortality rate (85% to 95%) if
untreated. We describe a large single-center cohort treated mostly with intravenous …

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

Thrombolytic therapy of acute basilar artery (BA) thrombosis has been shown to reduce
mortality and avoid a fatal outcome. Objective of this study was to investigate the long-term …

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

Objective To investigate the feasibility of intraarterial thrombolysis in acute basilar artery
thrombosis. Design We reviewed a consecutive series of patients in whom intra-arterial …

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 …

Basilar artery occlusion is assumed to carry a grave prognosis, with mortality rates of up to
90%. Diagnosis is often delayed, or even missed, as a result of the variety of clinical …