Implications of Mechanical Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Basilar and Posterior Cerebral Artery Occlusion.

Objective: Protocols for posterior circulation ischemic stroke have not been established by randomized clinical trials. Mechanical endovascular thrombectomy (MET) devices are evolving, and many of these devices already developed or in development are suitable for posterior circulation MET.

Materials And Methods: We investigated the medical records of patients who underwent MET for posterior circulation ischemic stroke from January 2012 to August 2016.