Background The best choice between first‐line aspiration and stent retriever for acute
basilar artery occlusion remains controversial. This study aims to perform a systematic …

Introduction: High-quality evidence regarding the use of endovascular treatment (EVT) in
patients with acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO) has been provided by recently completed …

METHODS: This is an analysis of the Posterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke Evaluation:
Analyzing Radiographic and Intraprocedural Predictors for Mechanical Thrombectomy …

Background Acute basilar artery occlusion is a disabling and life-threatening condition. The
purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of occluded vessel location on the …

Introduction: Even with reperfusion therapies, the prognosis of patients with basilar artery
occlusion (BAO) related stroke remains poor. We aimed to test the hypothesis that the …

OBJECTIVE Determining the underlying etiology of acute vertebrobasilar artery occlusion
(VBAO) is crucial for selecting an appropriate treatment approach. The authors aimed to …

Background It remains unclear whether bridging therapy can achieve better neurologic
outcomes than direct endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in patients with posterior ischemic …

Background Studies investigating endovascular therapy in vertebro-basilar stroke have led
to controversial results in the past, but recent randomized trials seem to show an …

Background Groundbreaking study results since 2014 have dramatically changed the
therapeutic options in acute therapy for severe ischemic stroke caused by large vessel …

Background Despite its low incidence, basilar artery occlusion (BAO) remains a major
therapeutic challenge since severe disability and death occur in about 80% of patients …