Focused update to guidelines for endovascular therapy for emergent large vessel occlusion: basilar artery occlusion patients.
Jeremy Josef HeitNeeraj ChaudharyJustin R MascitelliMais Al-KawazAmanda BakerKetan R BulsaraJan Karl BurkhardtFranklin A MardenDaniel RaperStavropoula I TjoumakarisClemens M SchirmerSteven W Hettsnull nullnull nullPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2024)
The indications for EVT of ELVO strokes continue to expand and now include patients with basilar artery occlusion. Further prospective, randomized controlled trials are warranted to elucidate the efficacy and safety of EVT in populations not included in this set of recommendations, and to confirm long term outcomes.