AUTHOR=Stracke Christian Paul , Meyer Lukas , Schwindt Wolfram , Ranft Alexander , Straeter Ronald 

TITLE=Case Report: Successful Mechanical Thrombectomy in a Newborn With Basilar Artery Occlusion

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=12

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.790486

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2021.790486

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Background</title><p>Neonatal stroke remains a rare condition that has not yet been assessed in the field of endovascular treatment.</p></sec><sec><title>Case</title><p>We present the first case report of a successful mechanical thrombectomy in a newborn with a basilar occlusion the treatment was 14 hours after birth. Complete reperfusion of the basilar artery was achieved after the two thrombectomy maneuvers with stent retrievers. Imaging follow-up proved patency of the target vessel and at day 30, the patient showed no neurologic deficits.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusions</title><p>Mechanical thrombectomy appears to be technically feasible and can be an individual option in selected cases to treat stroke in neonates with proven persistent proximal cerebral artery occlusion.</p></sec>