Mechanical thrombectomy in basilar artery occlusion: influence of reperfusion on clinical outcome and impact of the first-line strategy (ADAPT vs stent retriever).

CONCLUSIONS Among BAO patients, successful reperfusion is a strong predictor of a 90-day favorable outcome, and the choice of ADAPT as the first-line strategy achieves a significantly higher rate of complete reperfusion with a shorter procedure duration. PMID: 29327997 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - January 12, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Gory B, Mazighi M, Blanc R, Labreuche J, Piotin M, Turjman F, Lapergue B, Endovascular Treatment in Ischemic Stroke (ETIS) Research Investigators Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research