RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Republished: Acute ischemic stroke in a child due to basilar artery occlusion treated successfully with a stent retriever JF Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery JO J NeuroIntervent Surg FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. SP e33 OP e33 DO 10.1136/neurintsurg-2015-011821.rep VO 8 IS 8 A1 Luis Savastano A1 Joseph J Gemmete A1 Aditya S Pandey A1 Christopher Roark A1 Neeraj Chaudhary YR 2016 UL http://jnis.bmj.com/content/8/8/e33.abstract AB Ischemic strokes in childhood are rare. Thrombolytic therapy with intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been the main intervention for the management of pediatric stroke patients, but safety data are lacking and efficacy has been questioned. Recently, successful endovascular treatments for acute ischemic stroke in children have been reported with increasing frequency, suggesting that mechanical thrombectomy can be a safe and effective treatment. We present the case of a 22-month-old child with acute ischemic stroke due to basilar artery occlusion that was successfully treated with a stent retriever.