title: Endovascular treatment for ischemic stroke induced by vertebrobasilar junction artery dissection: 2 case reports.
abstract: We reported 2 cases of vertebrobasilar junction artery dissection treated by different methods. Intra-artery thrombolysis was used to treat 1 patient, who died 53 hours after the procedure. The other case was treated by stenting for unaffected vertebral artery associated with a coil occlusion of affected vertebral artery, and the prognosis was good. These cases suggest that occlusion of proximal side of the vertebral artery affected by dissection and stenting for the junction between the other side of vertebral artery and the basilar artery may be a feasible method for vertebrobasilar junction artery dissection with or without thrombolysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, PR China.
authors.forename: Xun-Can
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ming-Chao
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Shou-Chun
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents