Chronic vertebrobasilar insufficiency in subclavian steal syndrome. [PDF]
Subclavian steal syndrome is a vascular disorder that consists of significant blood supply restriction with resultant insufficiency of the vertebrobasilar artery and the subclavian artery causing symptomatic insufficiency to the brain and upper extremity.
Phillips S, Memon AB.
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Magnetic resonance angiography and transcranial Doppler ultrasound findings in patients with a clinical diagnosis of vertebrobasilar insufficiency. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the findings of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) in patients with a clinical diagnosis of vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI).
Neto ACL+5 more
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Persistent trigeminal artery in a patient with posterior circulation stroke treated with rt-PA: case report [PDF]
Background A persistent trigeminal artery (PTA) is a non-involuted embryonic vessel that connects the cavernous part of the internal carotid artery with the posterior circulation.
Coelho, PS, Cruz, VT, Ferreira, A
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Do the guidelines do what they are supposed to? [PDF]
The unwritten purpose of the guidelines appears to be to reduce risk to patients of cervical manipulation and to provide legal indemnity to physiotherapists.
Refshauge, Kathryn
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The effect of end-range cervical rotation on vertebral and internal carotid arterial blood flow and cerebral inflow: a sub analysis of an MRI study [PDF]
Introduction: Cervical spine manual therapy has been associated with a small risk of serious adverse neurovascular events, particularly to the vertebral arteries. Sustained end-range rotation is recommended clinically as a pre-manipulative screening tool;
McLeod, Lucy R.+3 more
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Cerebral hemodynamic characteristics of acute mountain sickness upon acute high-altitude exposure at 3,700 m in young Chinese men. [PDF]
PURPOSE: We aimed at identifying the cerebral hemodynamic characteristics of acute mountain sickness (AMS). METHODS: Transcranial Doppler (TCD) sonography examinations were performed between 18 and 24 h after arrival at 3,700 m via plane from 500 m (n ...
Bian, Shi-Zhu+8 more
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Manual therapy and cervical artery dysfunction: Identification of potential risk factors in clinical encounters [PDF]
Cervical artery dysfunction is a reported potential risk associated with manual therapy applied to the cervical and cervicothoracic spine. While a variety of physical examination tests have been advocated to screen patients who may be at risk of adverse ...
Fryer, Gary+6 more
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Variants of clinical courseof ischemic cerebrovascular disease in patients with multifocal vascular lesions [PDF]
The study included 125 patients aged 40 to 84 years, with multifocal vascular lesions. All patients were divided into three clinical groups, depending on the localization of vascular lesions with stenotic atherosclerosis.
Rosits'ka, O.A.
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Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) and PRES: a case-based review of literature in ANCA-associated vasculitides [PDF]
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a small-sized vessel systemic necrotizing vasculitis and belongs to the family of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides.
Barilaro, Giuseppe+3 more
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Vertebrobasilar Infarction Due to Bow Hunter’s Syndrome in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report [PDF]
A 60-year-old woman with a 37-year history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had a sudden onset of headache. Head MRI showed acute multiple infarctions in the vertebrobasilar region, and MR angiography showed stenosis of the right vertebral artery (VA). 3D-CT
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