Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia and cerebral microbleeds
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4165.2023.08.009
- VernacularTitle:椎基底动脉延长扩张症与脑微出血
- Author:
Zhaoxin WU
1
;
Daopei ZHANG
Author Information
1. 河南中医药大学，郑州 450000
- Keywords:
Vertebrobasilar insufficiency;
Basilar artery;
Cerebral hemorrhage;
Cerebral small vessel diseases
- From:
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2023;31(8):612-617
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is a disease characterized by the dilation, elongation, and tortuosity of the vertebrobasilar artery. Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are brain parenchymal injuries mainly caused by punctate microbleeds due to small vessel lesions. Recent studies have shown that VBD can increase the incidence rate of CMBs, but the correlation and pathophysiological mechanism of the two remain unclear. Multiple factors can induce VBD to accompany CMBs. A deep understanding of the causal relationship and related mechanisms between VBD and CMBs is helpful for the clinical prevention and treatment of such cerebrovascular diseases.
