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Hypoplastic Vertebral Artery Contributes to Stroke by Promoting Progression of Basilar Artery Bending [PDF]

Brain and Behavior
Background As a well‐recognized vascular variation, hypoplastic vertebral artery has been recognized as a potential risk for stroke. We aimed to assess the odds of new‐onset stroke over a 20‐year period in subjects with versus without hypoplastic ...
Jie Li, Xiaogang He, Hui Liu, Zeming Ye, Guanfeng Zeng, Peiqun Yang, Juehua Zhu, Zheng Dai, Qin Fu, Yongjun Jiang   +9 more
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Vertebral Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Single-Vessel Posterior Circulation With Chronic Contralateral Occlusion and Recent Methamphetamine Use [PDF]

Case Reports in Radiology
Bilateral vertebral artery disease presents a critical risk for posterior circulation stroke due to impaired collateral flow. This report details an adult presenting with acute neck pain and visual disturbances.
Daniel Reyes, Daniel Gridley
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Vertebral Artery Dissection

BMJ Case Reports
Vertebral artery dissections are a rare pathology that carries a high risk of stroke in a younger population. They may be caused by minor mechanisms and the index of suspicion should be high. Treatment with anticoagulation or antiplatelets should follow if no surgical management is indicated. We describe a case of a female in her 30s who
Tavakoli SG, Britt TB, Agarwal S.
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Simultaneous intracranial and extracranial vertebral artery dissections: a case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Vertebral artery dissection can occur in intracranial or extracranial vertebral arteries. However, the simultaneous dissection of both intracranial and extracranial vertebral arteries is extremely rare.
Hideki Endo, MD, PhD, Hidetoshi Ono, MD, Megumi Matsuda, MD, Kenji Kamiyama, MD, Hirohiko Nakamura, MD, PhD   +4 more
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Spectrum of Vertebral Artery Pathologies on Imaging: Case Series

Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2022
Background: Vertebral artery pathologies are not as common on ultrasound examination. Careful ultrasound examination of the vertebral artery can provide useful information about the proximal brachiocephalic vessels as well as the intracranial portion of ...
Prashant Madhukarrao Onkar, Avinash Parshuram Dhok, Varun Vasant Nimje, Priyanka Jayant Mane   +3 more
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Vertebral artery variations revised: origin, course, branches and embryonic development

Folia Morphologica, 2021
BACKGROUND: The vertebral artery originates from the subclavian artery and is divided into four segments. The aim of this study is to investigate the anatomical variations in the course and branches of the vertebral artery.
E.-P. Magklara, E.-T. Pantelia, E. Solia, E. Panagouli, M. Piagkou, A. Mazarakis, P. Skandalakis, T. Troupis, D. Filippou   +8 more
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Stent-Jack Technique for Ruptured Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysm Involving the Origin of Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery [PDF]

Neurointervention, 2020
We herein report a case of a ruptured vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm involving the origin of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery that was treated using the stent-jack technique.
Toshitsugu Terakado, Yasunobu Nakai, Go Ikeda, Kazuaki Tsukada, Sho Hanai, Kazuki Akutagawa, Haruki Igarashi, Takahiro Konishi, Masanari Shiigai, Kazuya Uemura   +9 more
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Isolated left vertebral artery terminating in the posterior inferior cerebellar artery in South African patients: Two case studies

Translational Research in Anatomy, 2022
Introduction: The right and left vertebral arteries supply approximately 24% of total brain blood flow volume in adult individuals. The vertebral artery is segmented into four parts, and each of the segments of the artery has associated morphologic ...
Bukola R. Omotoso, Rohen Harrichandparsad, Indheresan G. Moodley, Kapil S. Satyapal, Lelika Lazarus   +4 more
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Esophageal cancer with right vertebral artery variation observed during thoracoscopic esophagectomy: a case report

BMC Surgery, 2021
Background Variation of the vertebral artery bifurcation is rare. This branching abnormality can cause unexpected vertebral artery damage and bleeding during thoracoscopic esophagectomy. There are few reports of abnormal branching of the vertebral artery
Yuta Sato, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Takeharu Imai, Yuji Hatanaka, Naoki Okumura, Nobuhisa Matsuhashi, Takao Takahashi, Kazuhiro Yoshida   +7 more
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The problem of overdiagnosis of vertebral artery compression syndrome

Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2021
Vertebral artery compression is a syndrome that occurs as a result of hemodynamically significant partial or complete obstruction of vertebral arteries by extravascular structures.
A. N. Shvedov, A. O. Ivchenko, E. P. Fedorova, O. A. Ivchenko   +3 more
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