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.

“Basilar occlusion patients do worse than all other kinds of stroke,” Tudor G. Jovin, MD (Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ), told TCTMD, adding that it accounts for about one in 10 cases of ...

This type of break is known as a basilar skull fracture. The bruise might appear behind one or both ears. Basilar skull fractures can lead to permanent brain injury, meningitis, or other ...

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