Fabricio O Lima, Felipe A Rocha, Henrique C Silva, Volker Puetz, Diederik Dippel, Ido van den Wijngaard, Charles Majoie, Albert J Yoo, Wim van Zwam, Adson F de Lucena, Diego De Almeida Bandeira, Martin Arndt, Kristian Barlinn, Johannes C Gerber, Lucianne C M Langezaal, Wouter J Schonewille, Octávio M Pontes Neto, Francisco Antunes Dias, Sheila Ouriques Martins, Francisco José de A Mont'Alverne
INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE: Basilar artery occlusion (BAO) is still one of the most devastating neurological conditions associated with high morbidity and mortality. In the present study, we aimed to assess the role of posterior circulation collaterals as predictors of outcome in the BASICS trial and to compare two grading systems (BATMAN score and PC-CS) in terms of prognostic value. METHODS: We performed a sub-analysis of the BASICS trial. Baseline clinical and imaging variables were analyzed...
2024: Frontiers in Neurology