Basilar artery occlusion in a child treated successfully with mechanical thrombectomy using ADAPT. (13th April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lena, Jonathan; Eskandari, Ramin; Infinger, Libby; Fargen, Kyle M; Spiotta, Alejandro; Turk, Aquilla; Turner, Raymond D; Chaudry, Imran
• Is Part Of: Journal of neurointerventional surgery. Volume 9:Number 1(2017)
• Page Start: e2
• Page End: e2
• Publication Date: 2016-04-13
• Subjects: Brain -- Device -- Pediatrics -- Thrombectomy; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Cerebrovascular disease -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.48
• DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2015-012195.rep
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1759-8478

Abstract

Abstract : Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in the pediatric population is rare. Furthermore, it is common for physicians to take significantly longer diagnosing a posterior circulation stroke in a child than in an adult. There are increasing case reports in the literature of treating AIS in children with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator, intra-arterial thrombolysis, and/or mechanical thrombectomy. We present the first case of pediatric AIS treated using a direct aspiration first pass technique (ADAPT) as a means of mechanical thrombectomy.