We studied 56 @entity1 , 30 @entity1 and 26 @entity1 ranging from 30 to 79 years of age (average age 64.5 +/- 10.4), who were admitted to our hospital between 1982 and August 1995 with clinical features compatible with occlusion at the level of the bifurcation of the basilar artery. The @entity1 were selected following clinical and neuro-radiological criteria. All @entity1 included in the study had two or more recent @entity1188 in the vertebro-basilar territory, related to involvement of the rostral region of the basilar artery. The diagnosis was confirmed by CT or MR scanning. The @entity1188 were in the thalamus, brain-stem, cerebellum and parieto-occipital lobe. A thalamic @entity1188 associated with an @entity1188 in another region was the most frequent lesion. The CT-MR findings in the 56 cases were: 29 @entity1 presented with a unilateral thalamic @entity1188 associated with another @entity1188 (23 occipital, 8 parietal, 6 brain-stem and 2 cerebellum). There were eight @entity1 with bilateral thalamic @entity1188 and seven with @entity1188 . In six @entity1 the occipital @entity1188 was associated with another @entity1188 at a different level (parietal or cerebellar) and six @entity1 had @entity1188 together with an @entity1188 of the mid-brain. In 22 of the @entity1 , lesions were found in three or more areas. The commonest clinical findings were: Motor deficit (69.6%), @entity2358 (44.5%), @entity76 (42.8%), altered level of consciousness (32.1%), @entity227 (28.5%), @entity2300 (19.6%). The most frequently associated risk factors were: Arterial @entity101 (58.9%), a history of ACV (32.1%) and @entity955 (21.4%). Mortality was 5.7%. In contrast to the classical descriptions, motor defecit was the commonest symptom in our series.

[Basilar artery rostral occlusion syndrome. Clinico-radiological assessment of 56 XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['visual field defects'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity2358 :: ('MESH:D020820', 'Disease') :: ['abnormal eye movements'] @entity1188 :: ('MESH:D007238', 'Disease') :: ['bilateral occipital infarcts', 'cerebellar infarcts', 'infarcts', 'infarct'] @entity76 :: ('MESH:D002526', 'Disease') :: ['cerebellar dysfunction'] @entity955 :: ('MESH:D001281', 'Disease') :: ['atrial fibrillation'] @entity2300 :: ('MESH:D011681', 'Disease') :: ['pupil anomalies']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
