Endovascular Thrombectomy Efficacy in Basilar Artery Occlusion: Impact of Collateral Circulation and Etiology on Functional Outcomes
EVT is strongly recommended for basilar artery occlusion patients with good collateral circulation, especially those with nonatherosclerotic causes of stroke. For patients with poor collaterals, treatment decisions between EVT and BMT should be carefully individualized based on clinical context.
Authors
- Zhongjun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4548-4382)
- Shuya Yuan
- Cong Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2359-422X)
- Xuehan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6195-5837)
- Di Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2009-5740)
- Rui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2119-3721)
- Yu Bai
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University (CN)
- Dalian Municipal Central Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003670
- Primary Topic
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China