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Thrombus Histology of Basilar Artery Occlusions: Are There Differences to the Anterior Circulation?

Background For patients with acute vessel occlusions of the anterior circulation histopathology of retrieved cerebral thrombi has been reported to be associated to stroke etiology. Due to the relatively small incidence of posterior circulation stroke, exclusive histopathologic analyses are missing f...

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Published in:Clinical neuroradiology (Munich) 2021-09, Vol.31 (3), p.753-761
Main Authors: Berndt, M., Poppert, H., Steiger, K., Pelisek, J., Oberdieck, P., Maegerlein, C., Zimmer, C., Wunderlich, S., Friedrich, B., Boeckh-Behrens, T., Ikenberg, B.
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Summary:Background For patients with acute vessel occlusions of the anterior circulation histopathology of retrieved cerebral thrombi has been reported to be associated to stroke etiology. Due to the relatively small incidence of posterior circulation stroke, exclusive histopathologic analyses are missing for this subgroup. The aim of the study was to investigate thrombus histology for patients with basilar artery occlusions and uncover differences to anterior circulation clots with respect to underlying etiology. Methods A total of 59 basilar thrombi were collected during intracranial mechanical recanalization and quantitatively analyzed in terms of their relative fractions of the main constituents, e.g. fibrin/platelets (F/P), red (RBC) and white blood cells (WBC). Data were compared to histopathological analyses of 122 thrombi of the anterior circulation with respect to underlying pathogenesis. Results The composition of basilar thrombi differed significantly to thrombi of the anterior circulation with an overall higher RBC amount (median fraction in % (interquartile range):0.48 (0.37–0.69) vs. 0.37 (0.28–0.50), p  
ISSN:1869-1439
1869-1447
DOI:10.1007/s00062-020-00964-5