Anthony 'Tony' Bundy, 53, died on June 29, 2023, after suffering a Basilar Artery Ischaemic Stroke in the corridor of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

Background Retrospective studies suggest the superiority of first-line contact aspiration (CA) thrombectomy over stent-retriever (SR) in basilar artery occlusions (BAO). We aimed to investigate the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tony Bundy died aged 53 after his stroke symptoms were not detected early enough by medics at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

Here, we report a case of mechanical thrombectomy for acute basilar artery occlusion via the PHA. A 44-year-old man was admitted to our stroke unit with an unstable gait and aphasia for 2 h. The ...

Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO) causing approximately 80% severe disability or death despite accouting just for 1% of all strokes. The ...

They recorded the extent of ischemic changes using the posterior Circulation-Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (pc-ASPECTS)12 and defined the site of BAO. The occlusion site was classified based ...

[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 ...

From February 2012 to December 2022, a total of 157 consecutive patients with acute LVO in the posterior circulation underwent EVT at a regional comprehensive stroke center. Of these, 46 patients with ...