ReviewInternational journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society2022
Treatment of posterior circulation stroke: Acute management and secondary prevention.
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- Diagnostic Accuracy of Machine Learning Models in Predicting Functional Outcome of Thrombectomy for Acute Posterior Circulation Artery Occlusion: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical neuroradiology · 2026Pooled it
- Initial Experience With a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detecting Posterior Circulation Large Vessel Occlusion on Noncontrast Computed Tomography.Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Competitive blood flow from the contralateral vertebral artery signifies a favorable outcome after successful recanalization for acute posterior circulation ischemic stroke.European radiology · 2026Article
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- Urodynamic patterns as key predictors of prognosis in post-stroke urinary incontinence: a retrospective study.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Timing and outcome prediction of intravenous thrombolysis in posterior circulation stroke: Insights from the Austrian Stroke Unit Registry.European stroke journal · 2026Observational
- Acupuncture protects against ischemic stroke by inhibiting the NF-κB pathway.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2025Article
- Distal protection of endovascular recanalization for symptomatic non-acute occlusion of vertebrobasilar artery.Acta neurochirurgica · 2025Article
- Outcome Predictor Differences in Infratentorial and Supratentorial Ischemic Stroke.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Unmasking the Basilar Culprit: A Case of Acute Posterior Circulation Stroke in a Diabetic Septuagenarian.Cureus · 2025Article
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- An intervention study on the secondary prevention medication adherence of ischemic stroke patients based on the protection motivation theory combined with medication literacy education in the AI-HEALS: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Advances in nursing care for post-stroke limb dysfunction rehabilitation.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Trajectories and Interactions of Dyadic Coping and Depression in Patients After Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic stroke: A Longitudinal Study in China.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
- Endovascular thrombectomy versus intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for vertebrobasilar stroke treatment: insights from the national inpatient sample.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Exploration of the shared gene signatures and molecular mechanisms between cardioembolic stroke and ischemic stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Information-motivation-behavioral guided nursing for stroke patients with pulmonary dysfunction: A randomized controlled trial.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Endovascular Treatment for Basilar Artery Occlusion.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Basilar artery occlusion: drip-and-ship versus direct-to-center for mechanical thrombectomy within the Neurovascular Network of Southwest Bavaria (NEVAS).Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Successful Thrombectomy of the Posterior Cerebral Artery P2 Segment in a 61-Year-Old Man with Acute Ischaemic Stroke: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
One-fifth of strokes occur in the territory of the posterior circulation, but their management, particularly acute reperfusion therapy and neurointervention procedures for secondary prevention, has received much less attention than similar interventions for the anterior circulation. In this review, we overview the treatment of posterior circulation stroke, including both interventions in the acute setting and secondary prevention. We focus on areas in which the management of posterior circulation stroke differs from that of stroke in general and highlight recent advances.Effectiveness of acute revascularization of posterior circulation strokes remains in large parts unproven. Thrombolysis seems to have similar benefits and lower hemorrhage risks than in the anterior circulation. The recent ATTENTION and BAOCHE trials have demonstrated that thrombectomy benefits strokes with basilar artery occlusion, but its effect on other posterior occlusion sites remains uncertain. Ischemic and hemorrhagic space-occupying cerebellar strokes can benefit from decompressive craniectomy.Secondary prevention of posterior circulation strokes includes aggressive treatment of cerebrovascular risk factors with both drugs and lifestyle interventions and short-term dual anti-platelet therapy. Randomized controlled trial (RCT) data suggest basilar artery stenosis is better treated with medical therapy than stenting, which has a high peri-procedural risk. Limited data from RCTs in stenting for vertebral stenosis suggest that intracranial stenosis is currently best treated with medical therapy alone; the situation for extracranial stenosis is less clear where stenting for symptomatic stenosis is an option, particularly for recurrent symptoms; larger RCTs are required in this area.
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