Endovascular thrombectomy versus medical management for acute basilar artery occlusion stroke in the elderly

From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (H.C.), National Institute of Health, Bethesda MD, USA; Department of Interventional Radiology (M.C.), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland OR, USA; Warren Alpert Medical School (M.K.), Brown University, Providence RI, USA; Department of Radiology (A.M.), Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT, USA; Departments of Neurosurgery, Radiology and Neurology (D.G.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore MD, USA.

From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (H.C.), National Institute of Health, Bethesda MD, USA; Department of Interventional Radiology (M.C.), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland OR, USA; Warren Alpert Medical School (M.K.), Brown University, Providence RI, USA; Department of Radiology (A.M.), Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT, USA; Departments of Neurosurgery, Radiology and Neurology (D.G.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore MD, USA.

From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (H.C.), National Institute of Health, Bethesda MD, USA; Department of Interventional Radiology (M.C.), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland OR, USA; Warren Alpert Medical School (M.K.), Brown University, Providence RI, USA; Department of Radiology (A.M.), Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT, USA; Departments of Neurosurgery, Radiology and Neurology (D.G.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore MD, USA.

From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (H.C.), National Institute of Health, Bethesda MD, USA; Department of Interventional Radiology (M.C.), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland OR, USA; Warren Alpert Medical School (M.K.), Brown University, Providence RI, USA; Department of Radiology (A.M.), Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT, USA; Departments of Neurosurgery, Radiology and Neurology (D.G.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore MD, USA.

From the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (H.C.), National Institute of Health, Bethesda MD, USA; Department of Interventional Radiology (M.C.), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland OR, USA; Warren Alpert Medical School (M.K.), Brown University, Providence RI, USA; Department of Radiology (A.M.), Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven CT, USA; Departments of Neurosurgery, Radiology and Neurology (D.G.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore MD, USA.