[Mechanical thrombolysis of the basilar artery. Report of one case]

Rev Med Chil. 2013 Mar;141(3):388-91. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872013000300016.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report a 40 year-old male presenting in the emergency room with headache, vertigo and left hemiparesis. A magnetic resonante imaging reported a left cerebellar infarction with occlusion of the basilar artery and a dissection of the right vertebral artery. The patient experienced a clinical deterioration with the appearance of a right hemiparesis. Therefore a brain angiography was performed along with a mechanical thrombolysis using a Solitaire FR® revascularization device. A thrombus located in the distal third of the artery was eliminated obtaining a complete perfusión of the artery. The patient had a satisfactory evolution.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Basilar Artery*
  • Brain Ischemia / etiology
  • Brain Ischemia / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Thrombosis / complications
  • Intracranial Thrombosis / therapy*
  • Male
  • Mechanical Thrombolysis / instrumentation*
  • Treatment Outcome