Estudos randomizados | Trombectomia melhorou a recuperação no AVC de artéria basilar, mas aumentou as complicações dos procedimentos e as hemorragias.

Estudo 1: Trial of Endovascular Treatment of Acute Basilar-Artery Occlusion – New England Journal of Medicine (link para o resumo – $ para o texto completo)

Estudo 2: Trial of Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke Due to Basilar-Artery Occlusion – New England Journal of Medicine (link para o resumo – $ para o texto completo)

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Registry-based cohort study: Endovascular treatment vs. best medical management in acute basilar artery occlusion strokes.

RCT: Endovascular therapy for stroke due to basilar-artery occlusion – “endovascular therapy and medical therapy did not differ significantly with respect to a favorable functional outcome”.

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