Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome

Introduction: Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome

Description of Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome

Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome: 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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Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome:

• Basilar artery syndrome
• Basilar artery
• Vertebro
• Basilar
• Artery
• Artery symptoms (83 causes)
• Artery disease
• Artery disorder
• Localized
• Localized pain

Terms associated with Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome:

Terms Similar to Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome:

• Vertebrobasilar arterial insufficiency

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Hierarchical classifications of Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome

The following list attempts to classify Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome into categories where each line is subset of the next.

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Unspecified transient cerebral ischemia
• CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE
• Unspecified circulatory system disorder
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome

• eMedicine - Vertebrobasilar Atherothrombotic Disease : Article by Eddy Lang, MDCM, CCFP (EM), CSPQ

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