Endovascular treatment a glimmer of hope for ischaemic stroke from basilar artery occlusion
26 Feb 2020
byAudrey Abella
The addition of endovascular treatment (EVT) to standard medical treatment (SMT) in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) attributable to basilar artery occlusion (BAO) was associated with improved functional outcomes and reduced mortality, according to the results of the nonrandomized, prospective BASILAR* study presented at ISC 2020.
