Significance of Large Vessel Intracranial Occlusion Causing Acute Ischemic Stroke and TIA

Abstract

Large vessel intracranial occlusion accounted for nearly half of acute ischemic strokes in unselected patients presenting to academic medical centers. In addition to age and baseline stroke severity, occlusion of either the basilar or internal carotid terminus segment is an independent predictor of outcome at 6 months.