Patients in the endovascular therapy group achieved greater functional outcomes at 90 days. 2. Endovascular therapy resulted in significantly decreased disability and overall mortality. Evidence ...

Chinese clinical scientist Wang Yongjun has been granted the William M. Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke at the 2025 International ...

Persistent hypoglossal artery (PHA) is a rare carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomosis in adults. Here, we report a case of mechanical thrombectomy for acute basilar artery occlusion via the PHA. A 44-year ...

3 State Key Laboratory of Generic Manufacture Technology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd, Linyi, China Background Basilar artery trunk aneurysms (BTAs) are rare ...

Eventually, MRI revealed basilar invagination with cord compression and cord oedema at the C1–C2 junction. Treatment included foramen magnum decompression and management of symptoms using a ...

Balloon angiography can be used as an alternative to minimally invasive procedures or more invasive ones, like a coronary artery bypass. The pre-operative evaluation can also help the healthcare ...

Renowned Indian heart surgeon Dr K M Cherian, who was instrumental in several pioneering cardiac surgeries in India including the first successful coronary artery bypass and heart transplant ...

Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO) causing approximately 80% severe disability or death despite accouting just for 1% of all strokes. The ...

Migraine with brainstem aura or MBA (formerly known as basilar migraines) are headaches that start in the lower part of the brain, called the brainstem. They cause symptoms such as dizziness ...

Background Despite its low incidence, basilar artery occlusion (BAO) remains a major therapeutic challenge since severe disability and death occur in about 80% of patients. Specific site of BAO ...