Pontine and Midbrain Infarction: Flair axial MRI at the level of the pons (left) and midbrain (right). Note the area of infarction involving the entire pons and midbrain. This infarct is in the ...

Occlusion of the basilar artery may result in a "locked-in" syndrome, wherein the patient is completely quadriplegic and unable to speak. Infarction of the base of the pons interrupts the bilateral ...

A diffuse tumor is poorly marginated, rarely enhances, occupies more than 50% of the axial diameter of the pons and commonly engulfs the basilar artery (Fig 2). The diffuse tumor, which infiltrates ...

Basilar-artery occlusion, which accounts for approximately 10% of all ischemic strokes caused by intracranial proximal large-vessel occlusion, is associated with high morbidity and mortality. 1,2 ...

We conducted a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial of endovascular thrombectomy for basilar-artery occlusion at 36 centers in China. Patients were assigned, in a 2:1 ratio ...