Basilar artery tortuosity and its clinical significance
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4165.2012.10.011
- VernacularTitle:基底动脉弯曲及其临床意义
- Author:
Daopei ZHANG
;
Shuling ZHANG
;
Yuming XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Basilar Artery;
Intracranial Arteriosclerosis;
Dilatation,Pathologic;
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency
- From:
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2012;(10):778-781
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
With the development of neuroimaging the detection rate of basilar artery tortuosity is significantly high.The occurrence and development processes of basilar artery tortuosity are affected by age,basilar artery length,vertebral artery dominance,and other factors.Basilar artery tortuosity may influence the blood supply of posterior circulation and cause brainstem and cranial nerve pressure leading to clinical symptoms.
