title: Basilar artery occlusion treated conventionally with good outcome.
abstract: It presents a case of a 39-year old woman with acute symptomatic occlusion of basilar artery proximal segment, which was manifested by severe neurological symptomatology and deficits. The patient was treated conventionally (anticoagulant, then antiplatelet agent therapy) with excellent short-term and long-term outcome. In spite of serious acute neurological symptomatology of basilar artery occlusion, proximal localization of the occlusion, fluctuating symptomatology flow, younger age and development of collateral circulation can suggest a good outcome in conventionally treated patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Hospital Center Osijek, Croatia. krunoslavbuljan@net.hr
authors.forename: Krunoslav
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Buljan
authors.forename: Silva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Butković-Soldo
authors.forename: Davor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Janculjak
authors.forename: Rudika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gmajnić
authors.forename: Zdravka
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Poljaković
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Candrlić
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Buljan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001488:Basilar Artery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors