Basilar Artery Stroke Symptoms Strokes occur when blood vessels to the brain are blocked or damaged. Nearly 90% of strokes are ischemic; of these, fewer than 5% occur in the basilar artery.

The headache pain of a basilar migraine often starts on one side of the head and then gradually spreads and gets stronger. This type of migraine can last anywhere from 4 to 72 hours. And it takes ...

For those with advanced ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) or certain brainstem strokes, they can be what is referred to as ...

Endovascular therapy for ischaemic stroke due to vertebrobasilar artery occlusion. The Lancet, 2024; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02137-8; Cite This Page: MLA; APA; Chicago; University of Pittsburgh.

Lancashire coroner Christopher Long has produced a Prevention of Future Deaths Report after presiding over the inquest into ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that endovascular thrombectomy may improve ...

Migraine with brainstem aura (aka basilar migraine) is a type of migraine that begins in the brainstem. Learn about its symptoms, treatment options, and causes.

Arlene Hutchinson, from Stonehaven near Aberdeen, lost her beloved partner Mark just days after he suffered a rare basilar artery stroke completely out of the blue in August last year.The 52-year ...

"Everybody kicked up a gear and gave him the scan." Blake was diagnosed with a super rare basilar artery stroke - when the basilar artery, which supplies blood to the back of the brain, is blocked.

The resulting stroke follows the typical clinical pattern of its arterial territory: carotid artery dissections cause hemiparesis, hemisensory loss and other cerebral hemispheric features such as ...