Basilar artery occlusion caused by thrombosis of atherosclerotic fusiform aneurysm of the basilar artery.
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Basilar artery occlusion caused by thrombosis of atherosclerotic fusiform aneurysm of the basilar artery.
BACKGROUND Basilar artery occlusion caused by thrombosis of atherosclerotic fusiform aneurysm of the basilar artery is rare. We present a case confirmed by 6 years of follow-up and autopsy. CASE DESCRIPTION A 63-year-old man suffered from brain stem infarction. Computed tomography and angiography showed a fusiform aneurysm on the proximal portion of the basilar artery. At the time of the thir...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.25.5.1068