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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jul 2020
Case ReportsMechanical Thrombectomy for Basilar Artery Occlusion Stroke: A Case Report.
- Subash Phuyal, Kapil Dawadi, Raju Paudel, Ritesh Lamsal, and Pooja Agrawal.
- Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Neuroradiology, Grande International Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
- JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2020 Jul 31; 58 (228): 621-623.
AbstractPosterior circulation strokes are potentially devastating events that carry a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. Acute basilar artery occlusion stroke is a rare posterior circulation stroke that needs emergent management. We report the case of a 67-year-old woman who developed an acute basilar artery occlusion. We achieved complete recanalization of the occluded basilar artery and its branches with endovascular mechanical thrombectomy. It is possible to achieve excellent results with mechanical thrombectomy in acute basilar artery occlusion if timely diagnosis and reperfusion can be done. We are not aware of any previous publication from Nepal describing this technique in acute basilar artery occlusion.
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