Acute vertebrobasilar artery thrombosis: long-term benefit of vertebral artery stenting
Document Type
Report
Department
Neurology
Abstract
Acute vertebrobasilar artery occlusion is a life-threatening event, even after thrombolytic treatment with local intraarterial (IA) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. We report a 70-year-old man with acute vertebral artery occlusion in which IA thrombolysis resulted in partial recanalisation and revealed pre-existing severe stenosis as the underlying cause. Stenosis was managed with stenting with excellent long-term clinical as well as angiographical outcomes.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Singapore Medical Journal
Recommended Citation
Hassan, A.,
ul, H.,
Khimani, F.,
Ali, S.,
Dhakam, S.,
Syed, N. A.
(2007). Acute vertebrobasilar artery thrombosis: long-term benefit of vertebral artery stenting. Singapore Medical Journal, 48(10), e277-e280.
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