Basilar artery occlusion treated with mechanical thrombectomy beyond eight hours with successful recanalization and good functional outcomes

Cerebrovasc Dis. 2009;27(6):614-5. doi: 10.1159/000218072. Epub 2009 May 13.

Authors

Mazen Noufal¹, James W Schmidley, Eren Erdem, Salah G Keyrouz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark. 72205, USA. mnoufal@uams.edu

PMID: 19439931
DOI: 10.1159/000218072

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angiography
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / physiopathology*
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / surgery*
Basilar Artery / physiopathology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Regional Blood Flow / physiology
Thrombectomy / methods*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome