Table 1.
Clinical summary of 21 patients undergoing endovascular recanalization for basilar artery occlusion.
| Patient | Age (years) | Time between initial symptoms and treatment (days) | Time between image-documented BAO and treatment (days) | NIHSS score at admission | mRS score at admission | Successful recanalization (yes/no) | Post-procedural perfusion (TICI) | Complications | 90-day mRS score | Recurrent TIAs or strokes | Restenosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70–75 | 365 | 6 | 5 | 4 | No | NA | No | 4 | 1 | NA |
| 2 | 65–70 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 5 | Yes | 3 | No | NA | NA | NA |
| 3 | 65–70 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 5 | Yes | 3 | No | 3 | 0 | NA |
| 4 | 60–65 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 4 | Yes | 3 | No | 1 | 0 | NA |
| 5 | 60–65 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | Yes | 3 | No | 0 | 0 | NA |
| 6 | 55–60 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | No | NA | No | 2 | 0 | NA |
| 7 | 55–60 | 47 | 47 | 11 | 4 | Yes | 3 | No | 2 | 0 | No |
| 8 | 55–60 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 5 | Yes | 3 | No | 3 | 0 | No |
| 9 | 55–60 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 4 | Yes | 3 | No | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| 10 | 45–50 | 50 | 42 | 16 | 4 | No | NA | Dissection | 3 | 0 | NA |
| 11 | 50–55 | 45 | 7 | 14 | 4 | Yes | 3 | No | 1 | 0 | No |
| 12 | 50–55 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | Yes | 3 | No | 1 | 0 | NA |
| 13 | 50–55 | 365 | 12 | 7 | 3 | Yes | 3 | No | 0 | 0 | NA |
| 14 | 50–55 | 46 | 41 | 4 | 2 | Yes | 3 | No | 0 | 0 | NA |
| 15 | 45–50 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Yes | 3 | Perforator ischemic stroke | 3 | 0 | NA |
| 16 | 45–50 | 160 | 43 | 12 | 4 | Yes | 3 | Perforator ischemic stroke | 0 | 0 | NA |
| 17 | 45–50 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 4 | No | NA | Dissection | 3 | 0 | NA |
| 18 | 45–50 | 50 | 8 | 14 | 4 | Yes | 3 | No | 2 | 0 | NA |
| 19 | 45–50 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | Yes | 3 | No | 0 | 1 | No |
| 20 | 70–75 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | Yes | 3 | No | 0 | 0 | NA |
| 21 | 70–75 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 2 | Yes | 2b | No | 0 | 0 | NA |
BAO, basilar artery occlusion; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; mRS, modified Rankin scale; TICI, Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction; NA, not applicable.