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ArticleRadiology case reports2024

Endovascular treatment for secondary basilar occlusion caused by spontaneous thrombus migration from the vertebral artery: Two case reports.

Kenya Miyoshi, Yosuke Akamatsu, Kentaro Fujimoto, Daigo Kojima, Kohei Chida, Hiroshi Kashimura, Mitsunobu Sato, Ryo Itabashi, Kuniaki Ogasawara

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Kenya MiyoshiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Yahaba, Iwate, Japan.
Yosuke AkamatsuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Yahaba, Iwate, Japan.
Kentaro FujimotoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Yahaba, Iwate, Japan.
Daigo KojimaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Iwate Prefectural Chubu Hospital, Kitakami, Iwate, Japan.
Kohei ChidaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Yahaba, Iwate, Japan.
Hiroshi KashimuraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Iwate Prefectural Chubu Hospital, Kitakami, Iwate, Japan.
Mitsunobu SatoStroke Center, Division of Neurology and Gerontology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan.
Ryo ItabashiStroke Center, Division of Neurology and Gerontology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan.
Kuniaki OgasawaraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Yahaba, Iwate, Japan.

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Abstract

Thrombus migration is a well-known clinical condition that occurs before mechanical thrombectomy and after intravenous thrombolysis in patients with anterior circulation strokes. Although thrombus migration from the vertebral artery (VA) can result in life-threatening basilar artery (BA) occlusion, its occurrence in the posterior circulation has rarely been discussed. Two patients with secondary BA occlusion caused by spontaneous thrombus migration from the VA are presented. A 60-year-old man with a left cerebellar infarction secondary to ipsilateral VA occlusion was admitted to our hospital 8 hours after onset, with a National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of 4. The patient became comatose 3.5 hours after arrival owing to subsequent BA occlusion. He was successfully treated with mechanical thrombectomy. A 74-year-old man with right cerebellar infarction secondary to ipsilateral VA occlusion was admitted to our hospital 26 hours after onset, with an NIHSS score of 3. He became comatose 1 hour after arrival owing to BA occlusion and was treated with thrombectomy, followed by internal and external decompression. Despite the mild symptoms of VA occlusion and consequently delayed admission to the hospital, stroke physicians should be aware that spontaneous thrombus migration from the VA to the BA can result in a life-threatening presentation.

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PMCPMC11399790

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