but there was no reduction in stroke in the basilar artery territory or benefit for vertebral artery stenosis or posterior circulation disease in general. Results of ongoing prospective randomized ...

Symptomatic atherosclerotic disease of the vertebrobasilar system is often under diagnosed as a result of the often nonspecific symptomatology and the difficulty of interpreting the origins of the ...

Patients in the endovascular therapy group achieved greater functional outcomes at 90 days. 2. Endovascular therapy resulted in significantly decreased disability and overall mortality. Evidence ...

Typically, two vertebral arteries join and form the basilar artery. The vertebrobasilar system supplies the brainstem and has branches to the cerebellum. The basilar artery typically bifurcates ...

The persistent hypoglossal artery (PHA ... embryonic development of the vascular system and can lead to persistent connections between the carotid and basilar arteries. Recent research has ...