TY - JOUR
T1 - Thrombolysis, angioplasty and stenting of acute basilar artery occlusion in an octogenarian
AU - Chong, Brian W.
AU - Demaerschalk, Bart M.
AU - Patel, Ameet
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2008 The Authors.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - We present a case of an elderly male with sudden onset of a posterior circulation stroke that rapidly progressed to a deteriorating level of consciousness. Despite a dismal prognosis due to his age, the cause of his stroke, and his rapid clinical deterioration, he had an exceptional outcome. We attribute his favorable outcome to a number of factors including his good premorbid health, his timely presentation for definitive diagnosis and treatment, and rapid re-establishment and maintenance of flow in his occluded basilar artery using several endovascular techniques. The case report is exemplary of what may be achieved in elderly patients with acute posterior circulation stroke in contradistinction to what has been previously thought to be a universally fatal disease.
AB - We present a case of an elderly male with sudden onset of a posterior circulation stroke that rapidly progressed to a deteriorating level of consciousness. Despite a dismal prognosis due to his age, the cause of his stroke, and his rapid clinical deterioration, he had an exceptional outcome. We attribute his favorable outcome to a number of factors including his good premorbid health, his timely presentation for definitive diagnosis and treatment, and rapid re-establishment and maintenance of flow in his occluded basilar artery using several endovascular techniques. The case report is exemplary of what may be achieved in elderly patients with acute posterior circulation stroke in contradistinction to what has been previously thought to be a universally fatal disease.
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U2 - 10.2484/rcr.v3i2.157
DO - 10.2484/rcr.v3i2.157
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84973110450
SN - 1930-0433
VL - 3
SP - 157
JO - Radiology Case Reports
JF - Radiology Case Reports
IS - 2
M1 - 157
ER -