Early thrombolysis in stroke due to basilar artery occlusion

Neurological Sciences : Official Journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
G OrlandiF Sartucci

Abstract

Basilar artery occlusion is usually associated with a poor prognosis. Nevertheless, intra-arterial thrombolysis has been shown to improve clinical outcome in selected cases. We report the case of a 29-year-old patient who suffered a severe ischemic stroke due to basilar artery occlusion and who was treated with intra-arterial thrombolysis within 3 h of symptoms onset; treatment was followed by an almost full functional recovery. The young age of the patient, short segment occlusion in the middle tract of the artery, good collateral supply, and early recanalization may account for the favorable prognosis.

Citations

Jul 21, 2004·Journal of Clinical Neuroscience : Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia·G MoscatoG Orlandi
Dec 1, 2010·The Neuroradiology Journal·F TortoraS Cirillo

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