ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2017
Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: Differences in Characteristics and Outcomes after Endovascular Therapy between Patients with and without Underlying Severe Atherosclerotic Stenosis.
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- Comparing efficacy and safety of direct aspiration versus stent retriever thrombectomy in acute basilar artery occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The neuroradiology journal · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of thrombectomy with or without intravenous thrombolysis in the treatment of acute basilar artery occlusion ischemic stroke: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of endovascular treatment on patients with basilar artery occlusion presenting with different pathologic mechanisms: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis · 2024Pooled it
- Endovascular treatment of acute basilar artery occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis of first-line stent retriever versus direct aspiration.Brain and behavior · 2023Pooled it
- Aspiration versus stent retriever for posterior circulation stroke: A meta-analysis.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2023Pooled it
- Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke Due to Intracranial Atherosclerotic Large Vessel Occlusion : A Systematic Review.Clinical neuroradiology · 2020Pooled it
- Stent Retriever Thrombectomy Potentially Increases the Recanalization Rate, Improves Clinical Outcome, and Decreases Mortality in Acute Basilar Occlusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cerebrovascular diseases extra · 2019Pooled it
- Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings Associated with Preexisting Basilar Artery Stenosis in Endovascular Revascularization for Basilar Artery Occlusion.Neurologia medico-chirurgica · 2026Article
- Observation of the Angioplasty Effect of Stent-Retriever Thrombectomy in Acute Intracranial Atherosclerotic Artery Stenosis: A Case Series Analysis.The neurologist · 2026Article
- Factors influencing functional recovery in posterior circulation stroke following mechanical thrombectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ neurology open · 2026Article
- The Combination of Atrial Fibrillation and Occlusion Site Predicts In Situ Atherosclerotic Thrombosis in Basilar Artery Occlusion.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Predictors and outcomes of angioplasty and stenting in acute intracranial atherosclerosis-related vertebrobasilar artery occlusion.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Bilateral Oculomotor Nerve Palsy: A Rare Complication of Bridging Thrombolysis for Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion.International medical case reports journal · 2025Article
- Endovascular treatment of acute arteriosclerotic vertebrobasilar occlusion: A single center experience.The neuroradiology journal · 2024Article
- Basilar artery occlusion: A review of clinicoradiologic features, treatment selection, and endovascular techniques.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2023Review
- Management strategies of unanticipated intracranial stenosis during mechanical thrombectomy for acute stroke: A survey of academic neurointerventionalists.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2023Article
- Stroke with large vessel occlusion in the posterior circulation: IV thrombolysis plus thrombectomy versus IV thrombolysis alone.Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis · 2023Article
- Exact Basilar Artery Occlusion Location Indicates Stroke Etiology and Recanalization Success in Patients Eligible for Endovascular Stroke Treatment.Clinical neuroradiology · 2023Article
- Outcomes Following Mechanical Thrombectomy in Different Etiological Subtypes of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion : Stroke Etiology and Outcome after EVT in BAO.Clinical neuroradiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
background and purposePrediction of underlying intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis before endovascular therapy might be helpful for appropriate therapeutic planning in patients with acute ischemic stroke. This study aimed to compare the characteristics and treatment outcomes in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion relative to the existence or nonexistence of underlying intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. MATERIALS AND
methodsSixty-two patients with acute basilar artery occlusion underwent multimodal endovascular therapy. All patients underwent stent-retriever thrombectomy as a first-line endovascular therapy. Patients with underlying intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis underwent additional intracranial angioplasty and stent placement. The clinical and imaging characteristics and treatment outcomes were retrospectively analyzed and compared between patients with and without intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis.
resultsUnderlying intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis was identified at the occlusion site in 15 patients (24.1%). Occlusion in the proximal segment of the basilar artery was more common in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (60% versus 6.4%,
conclusionsUnderlying intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis was not uncommon in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion. The occlusion segment of the basilar artery and the presence or absence of bilateral thalamic infarction on a pretreatment DWI might be helpful for predicting underlying intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion. Patients with and without underlying intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis who underwent endovascular therapy had similar outcomes.
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