Among the most feared and devastating strokes are ones caused by blockages in the brain's critical basilar artery system. They can cause head-to-toe paralysis called "locked-in syndrome. However ...

She also experienced locked-in syndrome, ... “Oh, I’m having a basilar artery stroke and I have limited blood to the internal capsule,” which is the part of the brain that lets you move.

The most frequent arterial sites of emboli are the intracranial vertebral arteries, which usually lead to cerebellar infarction, and the distal basilar artery, which leads to infarcts in the upper ...

Four years ago, Michael, also known as Mikey, was diagnosed with a fusiform aneurysm of the basilar artery. According to his family, it has grown significantly since then.

Fulton County Jury Awards $75M Verdict to Patient With Locked-In Syndrome 5 minute read ... and that the adjustment by the chiropractor caused this horrible clot to lodge in his basilar artery." ...

After a chiropractic neck adjustment led to a stroke, the patient's attorney alleged that hospital physicians failed to act swiftly, resulting in locked-in syndrome.

Dr. Shaiba Ansari-Ali's four-year cough led to a torn artery in her neck. Ansari-Ali's paramedics and family thought she was unconscious during her stroke, but she was aware of everything. 85% of ...

Access to thrombectomy should be expanded to include patients who experience basilar artery occlusion (BAO), ... including death or locked-in syndrome, ...

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 ...