Outcome in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion requiring mechanical ventilation

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1301-1303

  Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a,b   Scott, John P ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

basilar artery; prognosis; respiratory insufficiency

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029836808     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.8.1301     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Archer CR, Horenstein S. Basilar artery occlusion: clinical and radiological correlation. Stroke. 1977;8:383-390.
2. Caplan L. Vertebrobasilar occlusive disease. In: Barnett HJM, Mohr JP, Stein B, Yatsu F, eds. Stroke: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 1985:549-620.
3. Ferbert A, Brückmann H, Drummen R. Clinical features of proven basilar occlusion. Stroke. 1990;21:1135-1142.
4. Hornig CR, Büttner T, Hoffmann O, Dorndorf W. Short-term prognosis of vertebrobasilar ischemic stroke. Cerebrovasc Dis. 1992; 2:273-281.
5. Hacke W, Zeumer H, Ferbert A, Brückmann H, del Zoppo GJ. Intraarterial thrombolytic therapy improves outcome in patients with acute vertebrobasilar occlusive disease. Stroke. 1988;19:1216-1222.
6. Hayashi J, Oguma F, Miyamura H, Eguchi S, Koike T. Direct thrombolytic revascularization of the occluded basilar artery. Cardiovasc Surg. 1993;1:547-549.
7. Brandt T, Pessin MS, Kwan ES, Caplan LR. Survival with basilar artery occlusion. Cerebrovasc Dis. 1995;5:182-187.