PMID: 9433983Jan 20, 1998Paper

Vertebrobasilar ischemia

New Horizons : an Official Publication of the Society of Critical Care Medicine
K J Becker

Abstract

Advances in stroke treatment are discussed in the context of vertebrobasilar ischemia. The anatomy of the vertebral and basilar arteries and the pathophysiology of posterior circulation stroke are reviewed. The diagnosis and management of patients with vertebrobasilar occlusion is emphasized and the controversies surrounding the use of intra-arterial and intravenous thrombolytic therapy in posterior circulation disease are addressed.

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