Approximately 20% of ischemic strokes involve the posterior circulation, primarily supplied by the vertebrobasilar system. While much is known about the stroke risk of vertebrobasilar stenotic disease ...

Contralateral vertebral artery harbors a healthy caliber that provide normal flow into the vertebrobasilar system. Immediate right vertebral artery deconstruction was performed. Final control ...

Background The vertebral artery ... the adjacent subclavian artery, part of the stent must overhang in the subclavian artery. This configuration makes subsequent VA access very challenging in cases of ...

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 disease of the vertebrobasilar circulation is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. In recent years, endovascular revascularization of vertebral artery stenosis has been heralded as a ...

Migraine with brainstem aura or MBA (formerly known as basilar migraines) are headaches that start in the lower part of the brain, called the brainstem. They cause symptoms such as dizziness ...

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 ...

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 ...

Your immune system includes your body's cells, tissues, and organs, which work together to fight off infections and diseases. But how much do you know about it? When you understand everything that ...

Introduction: Vertebrobasilar artery dissection (VBD) results from blood entering a tear in the intima of the vertebral artery (VA), basilar artery, and their branches. T1-Sampling Perfection with ...

Over 3,500 major leg amputations were performed by vascular surgeons in the UK in 2023. Peripheral artery disease is the leading cause of amputations nowadays. Narrowings and blockages in the leg ...

Of these, 46 patients with an occlusion in the basilar artery or an intracranial segment of the vertebral artery, due to underlying ICAS, underwent emergent angioplasty and/or stenting after a ...