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Diffusion-weighted MRI helps predict outcome in basilar artery occlusion patients treated with intra-arterial thrombolysis.
Journal Paper/Review - Oct 8, 2011
Karameshev Alexander, Arnold Marcel, Schroth Gerhard, Kappeler Liliane, Stein Paul, Gralla Jan, Brekenfeld Caspar, Findling Oliver, Mono Marie-Luise, De Marchis Gian Marco, Fischer Urs, Mattle Heinrich Paul, Nedeltchev Krassen, El-Koussy Marwan
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Intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT) can improve clinical outcome in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO). The purpose of this study was to determine whether the severity of neurological symptoms, the extent of early ischemic damage on pretreatment diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI), and the lesion progression or regression on post-treatment MRI can predict functional outcome in patients with BAO treated with IAT.