Targeted temperature management in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion after successful recanalization.

ABSTRACT: Targeted temperature management (TTM) has been reported to improve outcomes in retrospective clinical studies, especially after recanalization in patients with anterior circulation stroke. However, the efficacy of TTM in managing posterior circulation stroke remains unexplored. Therefore, we investigated the clinical effects of TTM in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion who had successful revascularization. We enrolled patients with acute ischemic stroke due to basilar artery occlusion, with an initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score of ≥ 10, who had successful recanalization (defined as thrombolysis in cerebral ischemia grade ≥ 2b). All patients underwent a TTM protocol targeting a core temperature of 36°C, supported by mechanical ventilation and at least 24 h of

SUBMITTER: Kim HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12365378 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature