A basilar artery stroke is a stroke affecting the back of the brain. It can occur when the basilar artery, which provides blood to the posterior areas of the brain, becomes blocked or ruptured. The ...

We randomly assigned patients within 6 hours after the estimated time of onset of a stroke due to basilar-artery occlusion, in a 1:1 ratio, to receive endovascular therapy or standard medical care.

The effects and risks of endovascular thrombectomy 6 to 24 hours after stroke onset due to basilar-artery occlusion have not been extensively studied. In a trial conducted over a 5-year period in ...

The mother of the Jonas Brothers, Denise Jonas, has revealed she recently suffered a stroke. “It was what you call a basal ganglia [because] it was in the basal ganglia area of my brain, which ...

Abnormal brain artery widening is associated with lacunar stroke, indicating a shift in understanding the mechanisms behind small vessel disease in the brain.