Basilar Artery Ischemic Syndromes- A Brief Discussion of Current Concepts

Abstract

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com findings affecting the visual, behavioral and oculomotor abnormalities without prominent motor dysfunction [1]. Segarra coined the term ‘mesencephalic artery syndrome’ and used the term ‘somnolent mutism’ to describe it [2]. Overall, occlusion of the basilar artery comprises 1% to 4% of all ischemic strokes [3]. But symptoms of top of basilar are a distinct subdivision of the former and need to be properly categorized.