Endovascular intervention for basilar artery occlusion in the elderly.
Weidong LuoWenguo HuangMin ZhangXing LiuZhangbao GuoPeiyang ZhouLi WangXinmin FuShiquan YangShuai ZhangZhiming ZhouMin ZhangJunjie YuanShuai LiuJiaxing SongZhongming QiuHongfei SangFengli LiWenjie ZiDeping WuWenhua LiuQingwu YangPublished in: Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders (2021)
Although the overall outcome following intervention was worse with age, intervention was more effective and safer than conservative treatment for elderly Chinese patients with basilar artery occlusion. Predictors of desirable outcome in elderly patients undergoing intervention included lower initial NIHSS score, occlusion site and successful recanalization.Clinical Trial Registration-URL: http://www.chictr.org. Unique identifier: ChiCTR-1800014759.