Why does my patient’s basilar artery continue to grow? A four-year case study of a patient with symptoms of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia

Why does my patient’s basilar artery continue to grow? A four-year case study of a patient with symptoms of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia

Abstract Background Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is a clinical entity associated with ischemic stroke, compression of cranial nerves or brainstem, and hydrocephalus. There have been relatively few studies following the progression of VBD in patients presenting with a variety of diverse clini...

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Main Authors: Dao Pei Zhang, Yan Fang Peng, Qian Kun Ma, Min Zhao, Huai Liang Zhang, Suo Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia
Obstructive hydrocephalus
Stroke
Artery dissection
Magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-018-1045-0

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