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Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Localized or diffuse reduction in blood flow through the vertebrobasilar arterial system, which supplies the BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; OCCIPITAL LOBE; medial TEMPORAL LOBE; and THALAMUS. Characteristic clinical features include SYNCOPE; lightheadedness; visual disturbances; and VERTIGO. BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS or other BRAIN INFARCTION may be associated.

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Entry terms

  • Vertebro-Basilar Insufficiency
  • Vertebro-Basilar Ischemia
  • Vertebrobasilar Ischemia

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JWGSR704-7

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