Does stroke etiology influence outcome in the posterior circulation? An analysis of 107 consecutive acute basilar occlusion thrombectomies

CONCLUSIONS: In the current study, demographic and clinical results for acute BAO showed that compared with intrinsic disease, thromboembolic disease is a more common mechanism of acute BAO, with 78% of patients undergoing thrombectomy alone. However, there was no significant difference in revascularization and outcome results between patients with embolic disease and those with intrinsic disease.PMID:34198247 | DOI:10.3171/2021.4.FOCUS2189

Source: Neurosurgical Focus - July 1, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Roberta K Sefcik Daniel A Tonetti Shashvat M Desai Stephanie M Casillo Michael J Lang Ashutosh P Jadhav Bradley A Gross Source Type: research