Basilar artery occlusion

Mattle, Heinrich P; Arnold, Marcel; Lindsberg, Perttu J; Schonewille, Wouter J; Schroth, Gerhard (2011). Basilar artery occlusion. Lancet neurology, 10(11), pp. 1002-14. Oxford: Elsevier

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The clinical presentation of basilar artery occlusion (BAO) ranges from mild transient symptoms to devastating strokes with high fatality and morbidity. Often, non-specific prodromal symptoms such as vertigo or headaches are indicative of BAO, and are followed by the hallmarks of BAO, including decreased consciousness, quadriparesis, pupillary and oculomotor abnormalities, dysarthria, and dysphagia. When clinical findings suggest an acute brainstem disorder, BAO has to be confirmed or ruled out as a matter of urgency. If BAO is recognised early and confirmed with multimodal CT or MRI, intravenous thrombolysis or endovascular treatment can be undertaken. The goal of thrombolysis is to restore blood flow in the occluded artery and salvage brain tissue; however, the best treatment approach to improve clinical outcome still needs to be ascertained.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
UniBE Contributor:	Mattle, Heinrich, Arnold, Marcel, Schroth, Gerhard
ISSN:	1474-4422
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:16
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:04
PubMed ID:	22014435
Web of Science ID:	000296399900009
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/4553 (FactScience: 208931)