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Article

Spontaneous Recanalization of the Basilar Artery with Conservative Management Months after Symptom Onset

by
Joel M. Oster
* and
Puja Aggarwal
Department of Neurology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Neurol. Int. 2009, 1(1), e17; https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2009.e17
Submission received: 13 October 2009 / Accepted: 19 October 2009 / Published: 6 November 2009

Abstract

Basilar artery occlusion may be associated with a poor prognosis in the absence of recanalization. Choices in aggressive treatment for this potentially fatal condition vary from intra-arterial or intravenous thrombolysis, endovascular removal, or a combination of the two, with adjunct anti-coagulation therapy. These therapies have proven to be effective in recanalization, whereas conservative management with anti-coagulants alone has had more limited success in the literature. We report a case of basilar artery occlusion managed conservatively with unfractionated heparin, resulting in complete recanalization 3.5 months after symptom onset. Conservative management of basilar artery occlusion with unfractionated heparin was associated with complete recanalization long after symptom onset.
Keywords: basilar artery occlusion; conservative management; spontaneous recanalization basilar artery occlusion; conservative management; spontaneous recanalization

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Oster, J.M.; Aggarwal, P. Spontaneous Recanalization of the Basilar Artery with Conservative Management Months after Symptom Onset. Neurol. Int. 2009, 1, e17. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2009.e17

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Oster JM, Aggarwal P. Spontaneous Recanalization of the Basilar Artery with Conservative Management Months after Symptom Onset. Neurology International. 2009; 1(1):e17. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2009.e17

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Oster, Joel M., and Puja Aggarwal. 2009. "Spontaneous Recanalization of the Basilar Artery with Conservative Management Months after Symptom Onset" Neurology International 1, no. 1: e17. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2009.e17

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Oster, J. M., & Aggarwal, P. (2009). Spontaneous Recanalization of the Basilar Artery with Conservative Management Months after Symptom Onset. Neurology International, 1(1), e17. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2009.e17

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