Angioplasty for basilar artery atherosclerosis
- 1 December 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 77 (6) , 941-944
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1992.77.6.0941
Abstract
A case is presented of severe atherosclerosis of the basilar artery, successfully treated with percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty. Crescendo daily transient ischemic attacks consisted of alternating hemiplegia and were refractory to medical management, including anticoagulation therapy. The clinical course, endovascular treatment, and results are described. Prior published experiences with this condition are reviewed.Keywords
This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
- Complications of intracranial bypass for vertebrobasilar insufficiencyJournal of Neurosurgery, 1989
- Vertebrobasilar disease. Time for a new strategy.Stroke, 1981
- Occlusion of the vertebral or basilar artery. Follow up analysis of some patients with benign outcome.Stroke, 1979
- Basilar artery occlusion: clinical and radiological correlation.Stroke, 1977
- ARTERIAL OCCLUSIONS IN THE VERTEBRO-BASILAR SYSTEMBrain, 1973
- An Arteriographic Study of Cerebrovascular Disease in ManA.M.A. Archives of Neurology, 1960
- OCCLUSION OF THE BASILAR ARTERY—A CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL STUDYBrain, 1946