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In 2010, Seely, who was a member or the Arizona State University triathlon team when she was diagnosed with Chiari II Malformation, basilar invagination, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which affect her brain, spine, and connective tissues.
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Madison Thacker, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2021
Earnhardt and the others — Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin Jr, and Tony Roper — all died from basilar skull fractures.
—Paul Newberry, ajc, 3 Sep. 2021
His family said that in 1978 Dr. Hennessy made Maryland medical history by treating a basilar artery aneurysm using a posterior approach.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 3 July 2021
Sicknick had what the medical examiner called acute brainstem and cerebellar infarcts due to acute basilar artery thrombosis -- a specific type of blood clot in the brain.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Apr. 2021
One day in 1981, Hubbard found himself with a new, unfortunately personal perspective on basilar skull fractures.
—Rachel Lance, Wired, 6 Dec. 2020
Since then, as of 2016, the most recent year for which data were found, not one single racing death from basilar skull fracture has occurred.
—Rachel Lance, Wired, 6 Dec. 2020
Just five years before Hamlin arrived on the scene, Earnhardt was the fourth driver to die of a basilar skull fracture in an eight-month span.
—Jenna Fryer, The Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2020
Thomas had a stroke May 24, caused by a tear of the basilar artery in the brain stem.
—David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2020
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Madison Thacker, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2021
Earnhardt and the others — Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin Jr, and Tony Roper — all died from basilar skull fractures.
—Paul Newberry, ajc, 3 Sep. 2021
His family said that in 1978 Dr. Hennessy made Maryland medical history by treating a basilar artery aneurysm using a posterior approach.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 3 July 2021
Sicknick had what the medical examiner called acute brainstem and cerebellar infarcts due to acute basilar artery thrombosis -- a specific type of blood clot in the brain.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Apr. 2021
One day in 1981, Hubbard found himself with a new, unfortunately personal perspective on basilar skull fractures.
—Rachel Lance, Wired, 6 Dec. 2020
Since then, as of 2016, the most recent year for which data were found, not one single racing death from basilar skull fracture has occurred.
—Rachel Lance, Wired, 6 Dec. 2020
Just five years before Hamlin arrived on the scene, Earnhardt was the fourth driver to die of a basilar skull fracture in an eight-month span.
—Jenna Fryer, The Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2020
Thomas had a stroke May 24, caused by a tear of the basilar artery in the brain stem.
—David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2020
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“Basilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basilar. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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