Endovascular therapy for mild-to-moderate stroke due to basilar artery occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND Endovascular therapy (EVT) is an established treatment for basilar artery occlusion (BAO) with severe deficits, but its benefit in patients with mild-to-moderate symptoms (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] <10) remains unclear due to limited randomized controlled trial (RCT) evidence. We per...