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Descriptor
English
:
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Insuficiencia Vertebrobasilar
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Insuficiência Vertebrobasilar
Synonyms
English
:
Basilar Artery Insufficiency
Vertebral Artery Insufficiency
Basilar Artery Stenosis
Vertebral Artery Stenosis
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.300.150.956
C14.907.253.092.956
C14.907.253.956
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
BRACHIAL-BASILAR INSUFFICIENCY
SYNDROME
see
SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME
is available
History Note
English
:
1980
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
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diet therapy
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enzymology
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prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
15119
Unique Identifier:
D014715
Occurrence in VHL
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