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 C ...

Intracranial vertebral- and basilar-artery angioplasty and stenting have produced mixed results, with a relatively high rate of complications. 55 Although the results are preliminary, mechanical ...

WebMD explains basilar migraines, a form of intense headache, including symptoms, causes, diagnostic tests, and treatments.

New data fail to support an advantage of endovascular therapy (EVT) over standard medical therapy among patients with basilar-artery-occlusion stroke. In the trial, the likelihood of a favorable ...

The BAOCHE trial has shown a large benefit of endovascular thrombectomy for patients with a stroke caused by a basilar artery occlusion.

In an accompanying editorial, Wouter J. Schonewille (St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands), senior author of the BASICS trial, acknowledged that the two new trials do show thrombectomy to ...

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 ...

Did you know that certain medications can cause symptom of 'Basilar artery syndrome'. Find these drugs listed on the page and be warned of similar symptoms as possible side-effects.

Basilar Artery Stenosis: Cerebral angiogram of the left vertebral / basilar artery; (Left) AP view; (Right) Lateral view. Note the severe stenosis (>90%) of the mid-basilar artery. AICA = anterior ...

Migraine with brainstem aura (aka basilar migraine) is a type of migraine that begins in the brainstem. Learn about its symptoms, treatment options, and causes.