[Injuries of the basilar artery].

In 2 to 3 per cent of the severe craniocerebral occlusions of the cerebral basic arteries are observed. Traumatic vertebralis and basilaris thromboses are very rare. In view of the modern procedure in diagnostics and therapy the prognosis of these life-threatening traumatic consequences are not infaust. According to a casuistic information pathophysiology, diagnostic procedure and therapeutical possibilities, microsurgical or by local fibrinolysis, are discussed.