MRI brain without contrast was obtained to rule outbasilar artery perforator stroke given procedure's proximity to basilar perforators, which did notshow a stroke.According to literature, 28 cases ...

The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two ... of the vertebral and basilar arteries and their ...

Diffusion-weighted MRI showed acute left-brainstem ischaemia and a small haemorrhage into the vessel wall of an ectatic widened basilar artery (figure). He was discharged on warfarin but failed to ...

Basilar artery fenestration is an uncommon congenital dysplasia and may be associated with ischaemic stroke. We present a case of a previously healthy 36-year-old man who presented with vertigo and ...

It is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. A basilar artery stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted. This can happen if the vessel becomes blocked (an ischemic ...

This case report supports the importance of including brain MRI DWI/ADC sequences in the suspicions of AOP ischaemic stroke, in order to facilitate an earlier diagnosis and the proper treatment.

It is important to note that basilar artery strokes were excluded from all major ... Factors that do not support stenting include large infarct volume as shown on the brain MRI, if the patient is ...

Previous case reports of vertebral-basilar system infarction ... revealed massive nonhemorrhagic brainstem infarction due to bilateral vertebral artery thrombosis. Nine patients survived with ...

The location of an aneurysm is also important. Aneurysms on blood vessels located in the back half of the brain (vertebral arteries, the basilar artery, and the posterior communicating artery) are at ...

Background Heterogeneity in the infarct growth rate among anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes has triage and treatment implications. Such data are lacking for basilar artery ...