Breaking the breach in Latin America. A pilot study of mechanical thrombectomy in the public healthcare system in Chile.

Brief commentary about implications of the Pilot Study of Mechanical Thrombectomy in the Public Healthcare System of Chile.

[Lateral medullary stroke with extracranial course of the postero- inferior cerebellar artery].

We present two cases of lateral medullary stroke in subjects with extracranial trajectory of the postero-inferior cerebellar artery. Case 1: a 21-year-old male who presented ataxia and right dysmetria after cervical trauma in a rugby match. Case 2: 56-year-old woman, who started with vertigo and left hemiparesis after intense physical effort.