• Stroke · Apr 2007

    Case Reports

    Endovascular recanalization of basilar artery occlusion 80 days after symptom onset.

    • Wengui Yu, Varoujan Kostanian, and Mark Fisher.
    • Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA. wyu@yahoo.com
    • Stroke. 2007 Apr 1;38(4):1387-9.

    Background And PurposeAcute basilar artery occlusion portends high risk of stroke and death. Thrombolysis or endovascular therapy has been limited to patients who present within hours of symptom onset. Without recanalization, acute basilar artery occlusion almost always results in death or severe disability.Summary Of CaseWe report a case of basilar artery occlusion and successful endovascular recanalization 80 days after symptom onset.ConclusionsEndovascular therapy can be feasible and safe for symptomatic basilar artery occlusion at chronic stage.

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