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Patients with BAO due to BS (BAOS) are known to have worse outcomes than patients with embolic occlusions (BAOE). BAOS occurs more proximally in the basilar artery (BA) than BAOE. We hypothesize that differing brain stem infarct patterns contribute to outcome differences between these stroke etiologies.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This retrospective study includes 199 consecutive patients with BAO who received endovascular treatment at a single center. Final infarction in brain parenchyma dependent on the posterior circulation was graded semiquantitatively on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Associations to underlying stenosis and angiographic and clinical outcome variables were tested. The primary endpoint was early good clinical outcome (EGCO, mRS score \u2264\u20093 at discharge).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Infarct extension of the medulla oblongata (OR\u2009=\u20090.25; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.07\u20130.86; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.03), the inferior pons (OR\u2009=\u20090.328; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.17\u20130.63; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001), the superior pons (OR\u2009=\u20090.57; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.33\u20130.99; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.046), and the occipital lobes (OR\u2009=\u20090.46; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.26\u20130.80; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.006) negatively predicted EGCO. Infarct extension for other posterior-circulation-dependent brain regions was not independently associated with unfavorable early outcomes. Patients with BAOS had more proximal occlusions and greater infarct volumes in the inferior brain stem. Successful reperfusion (mTICI 2b-3) occurred more often in patients with BAOE than in BAOS (BAOE: 131 (96.3%); BAOS: 47 (83.9%), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.005).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Unfavorable early outcomes in patients with BAOS may be explained by a higher likelihood of inferior brain stem infarcts and lower rates of reperfusion success.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Clinical relevance statement<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Basilar artery occlusion due to underlying stenosis is associated with a poorer prognosis than that caused by embolism; these results suggest that aggressive endovascular therapy, usually involving the placement of a permanent stent, may be warranted in these patients.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Key Points<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p><jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                  <jats:list-item>\n                    <jats:p><jats:italic>Inferior brain stem and occipital infarcts are prognostically unfavorable in basilar artery occlusion.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:list-item>\n                  <jats:list-item>\n                    <jats:p><jats:italic>Basilar artery occlusion due to stenosis occurs more proximally and is associated with worse outcomes.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:list-item>\n                  <jats:list-item>\n                    <jats:p><jats:italic>Differentiating etiologies of basilar artery occlusion may influence how aggressively treated the occlusion is.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:list-item>\n                <\/jats:list><\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00330-024-10755-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,25]],"date-time":"2024-04-25T11:01:37Z","timestamp":1714042897000},"page":"6796-6804","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Impact of ischemic stroke topography on early clinical outcome of basilar artery occlusion: a retrospective study"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"34","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4288-3863","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Moritz R.","family":"Hernandez Petzsche","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Maegerlein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Silke","family":"Wunderlich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Benno","family":"Ikenberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claus","family":"Zimmer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jan S.","family":"Kirschke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tobias","family":"Boeckh-Behrens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Berndt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"10755_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"165","DOI":"10.12688\/f1000research.18042.1","volume":"8","author":"K Sheng","year":"2019","unstructured":"Sheng K, Tong M (2019) Therapy for acute basilar artery occlusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 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