Patients in the endovascular therapy group achieved greater functional outcomes at 90 days. 2. Endovascular therapy resulted in significantly decreased disability and overall mortality. Evidence ...

If a person survives a basilar artery stroke, these functions could be impaired or lost. Experts agree that rehabilitation plays a major part in stroke recovery, and should begin as soon as ...

"It is very fortunate that our team has been a major force in providing evidence of intravenous thrombolytic therapy for ...

Stroke is the third leading cause of death ... The right and left VAs join to form the basilar artery. Subsequently, the basilar artery ends by bifurcating into the right and left PCAs.

Migraine with brainstem aura or MBA (formerly known as basilar migraines ... also happen with life-threatening conditions such as stroke. So if you have any symptoms included in the last nine ...

[9] Warfarin reduced the risk of the primary end point among patients with basilar artery stenosis, but there was no reduction in stroke in the basilar artery territory or benefit for vertebral ...

Several clinical trials are still ongoing, including thrombolysis with Tenecteplase for minor ischemic strokes, basilar artery occlusion, and thrombolysis for ischemic stroke at very late time ...

More information: Jan K Ho et al, Endovascular therapy for ischaemic stroke due to vertebrobasilar artery occlusion, The Lancet (2024). DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02137-8 ...

Carotid Endarterectomy: A surgical procedure that removes plaque from the carotid arteries to prevent stroke. Stenosis: The abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel. Basilar Artery Perforator ...