Basilar artery fenestration is an uncommon congenital dysplasia and may be associated with ischaemic stroke. We present a case of a previously healthy 36-year-old man who presented with vertigo and ...

Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO) causing approximately 80% severe disability or death despite accouting just for 1% of all strokes. The ...

Chinese clinical scientist Wang Yongjun has been granted the William M Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke at the 2025 International Str ...

Background: Dolichoectasia (DE) is characterized by the abnormal dilation and elongation of brain arteries, leading to high morbidity and mortality, commonly presenting as ischemic stroke. However, ...

Background Performing mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with basilar artery occlusion (BAO ... Factors associated with FR in univariate analysis were older age, higher stroke severity, coronary ...

Previous published models for predicting the risk of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) after reperfusion therapy were primarily developed for anterior circulation stroke patients. In external ...

[9] Warfarin reduced the risk of the primary end point among patients with basilar artery stenosis, but there was no reduction in stroke in the basilar artery territory or benefit for vertebral ...

Carotid Endarterectomy: A surgical procedure that removes plaque from the carotid arteries to prevent stroke. Stenosis: The abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel. Basilar Artery Perforator ...

Pain is one of the several unexpected consequences of stroke. Post-stroke pain is not typically among the early stroke symptoms, and it may take weeks or months for post-stroke pain to develop.

They found that over 70% of those who had a stroke on an airplane had carotid artery stenosis, which is narrowing of a blood vessel in the neck, a condition that is a risk factor for stroke. Flying ...

and suggests a rough prognosis based on the presenting stroke type. Obstruction of this large artery leads to a classic symptom picture during clinical examination. Face and arm weakness is ...

These signs may indicate a transient ischemic attack or an impending stroke, making early detection critical. While carotid artery disease significantly increases stroke risk, it doesn't guarantee ...