Endovascular treatment of acute basilar artery occlusion: Tama-REgistry of Acute Thrombectomy (TREAT) study

• Published in: Journal of the neurological sciences Vol. 401; pp. 29 - 33
• Main Authors: Kaneko, Junya, Ota, Takahiro, Tagami, Takashi, Unemoto, Kyoko, Shigeta, Keigo, Amano, Tatsuo, Ueda, Masayuki, Matsumaru, Yuji, Shiokawa, Yoshiaki, Hirano, Teruyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.06.2019
• Subjects: Acute basilar artery occlusion; Aspiration; Mechanical thrombectomy; Stent retriever; Successful recanalization; RCT; BSS; LVO; Aspiration; IVT; rtPA; Acute basilar artery occlusion; MT; Successful recanalization; OTR; pc-ASPECTS; ICH; mTICI; ABAO; CTA; Mechanical thrombectomy; DWI; Stent retriever; TREAT; IAT; MRA; BASICS

The effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute basilar artery occlusion (ABAO) remains unknown. We evaluated the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of endovascular treatment for ABAO. We retrospectively investigated patients with ABAO who underwent MT, using modern stent retrievers and a...