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Current treatment of basilar artery occlusion.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Sept 2012
Lindsberg Perttu J, Sairanen Tiina, Strbian Daniel, Kaste Markku
Abstract excerpt
Basilar artery occlusion (BAO) is associated with high mortality (85-95%) if recanalization does not occur. Evidence of the efficacy of different therapy protocols of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) or intraarterial thrombolysis (IAT) and/or mechanical endovascular treatment is based on retrospective or prospective patient cohorts, since randomized controlled trials (RCTs) do not exist. Roughly a third of BAO...
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