title: [Management of acute basilar artery occlusion].
abstract: Basilar artery thrombosis is a life-threatening condition whose unfavorable spontaneous prognosis can only be improved by early detection and subsequent aggressive recanalization therapy. The therapeutic approach has not yet been standardized and ranges from intravenous thrombolytic therapy with pharmacological agents to experimental procedures of mechanical endovascular recanalization, but the availability of the treatment approach and location of the occlusion determine the procedure in individual cases. Multicenter studies will have to clarify which bridging therapy (single administration of i.v. rt-PA or in combination with GPIIbIIIb inhibitors) before endovascular treatment is superior in terms of effectivity and complication rate.
authors: Klinik für diagnostische und interventionelle Neuroradiologie, Universitätskliniken des Saarlandes, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Deutschland. Gernot.SAD@gmx.de
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Schulte-Altedorneburg
authors: T E
authors: TE
authors: Mayer
mesh_terms: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents