Among the most feared and devastating strokes are ones caused by blockages in the brain's critical basilar artery system. They can cause head-to-toe paralysis called "locked-in syndrome. However ...

Pontine and Midbrain Infarction: Flair axial MRI at the level of the pons (left) and midbrain (right). Note the ... (AICA), and the superior cerebellar artery (SCA). This scenario can result from ...

Thrombectomy using Trevo ProVue Stent Retriever Devices after Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Thrombolysis for Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion during Vertebral Artery Dissection, Internal ...

The MRI may be used to create a magnetic resonance angiogram. This gives an image of the vertebral and basilar arteries, which can help to show an aneurysm or blockage. X-rays ...

Midbrain Infarction: ((Left) Flair axial MRI; (Right) Diffusion-weighted MRI.Note the bright signal on the diffusion-weighted image in the ventral midbrain and cerebral peduncle. Infarction in the ...

The addition of endovascular therapy to thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke with basilar artery occlusion improved functional outcomes in a new registry study. News & Perspective Drugs & Diseases ...

A collaboration between stroke neurologists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and bioengineers at the University of Massachusetts has led to the creation of a realistic, 3D ...

The vertebrobasilar arterial system is located at the back of your brain and includes the vertebral and basilar arteries. These arteries supply blood, oxygen, and nutrients to vital brain ...

LOS ANGELES, CA—Patients with acute strokes caused by basilar-artery occlusions (BAOs) fare much better with the addition of modern endovascular thrombectomy than with medical therapy alone, a ...

Newer research suggests that it likely is not due to basilar artery spasms, but many people may still use the old term. While scientists have known about this type of migraine since 1961 , it’s ...