A basilar artery stroke is a stroke affecting the back of the brain. It can occur when the basilar artery, which provides blood to the posterior areas of the brain, becomes blocked or ruptured. The ...

The effects and risks of endovascular thrombectomy 6 to 24 hours after stroke onset due to basilar-artery occlusion have not been extensively studied. In a trial conducted over a 5-year period in ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Thrombolysis with tenecteplase led to earlier reperfusion and improved functional outcomes at 90 days without any significant safety issues in selected patients with basilar artery ...

BARCELONA, Spain — In stroke due to basilar artery occlusion, the best technique to use for thrombectomy appears to depend on the underlying etiology of the clot, a new trial suggested. The Chinese ...

We randomly assigned patients within 6 hours after the estimated time of onset of a stroke due to basilar-artery occlusion, in a 1:1 ratio, to receive endovascular therapy or standard medical care.

The 20-year-old baker in the University of California hospital in San Francisco was dying of a tumor at the base of his brain. The swelling growth was pressing on the basilar artery, one of the ...

Some patients with basilar artery occlusion strokes could benefit from endovascular therapy (EVT) after all, according to a closer look at the BEST and BASICS trials. Among the pooled target ...

After years of studies that showed negative or mixed results for endovascular thrombectomy in a rare form of stroke, two new trials provide welcome evidence that outcomes with the procedure are better ...

LOS ANGELES, CA—Patients with acute strokes caused by basilar-artery occlusions (BAOs) fare much better with the addition of modern endovascular thrombectomy than with medical therapy alone, a ...

American gymnastic legend Kurt Thomas passed away June 5 at the age of 64. Thomas died nearly two weeks after suffering bleeding from his basilar artery, which led to a severe stroke. His wife Beckie ...