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=Volume 12 - 2021

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=Background: Neonatal stroke remains a rare condition that has not yet been approached in the field of endovascular treatment.  
Case: We present the first case report of a successful mechanical thrombectomy in a newborn basilar occlusion 14 hours after birth. Complete reperfusion of the basilar artery was achieved after 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.
Conclusions: Mechanical thrombectomy appears to be a feasible method to treat stroke in neonates with proximal cerebral artery occlusions.