Posterior circulation ischaemic stroke—a review part I: anatomy, aetiology and clinical presentations

Posterior circulation ischaemia is a clinicopathological condition with complex symptomatology associated with an infarction within the vertebrobasilar arterial system. Posterior circulation strokes account for about 20–25% of all ischemic strokes and remain a significant cause of patient disability...

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Published in:Neurological sciences 2019-10, Vol.40 (10), p.1995-2006
Main Authors: Sparaco, Marco, Ciolli, Ludovico, Zini, Andrea
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Anatomy
Cerebral infarction
Congenital diseases
Diagnosis
Etiology
Humans
Ischemia
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mortality
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Patients
Psychiatry
Review Article
Stroke
Stroke - etiology
Supplies
Veins & arteries
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency - complications
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency - diagnosis
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency - pathology
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description Posterior circulation ischaemia is a clinicopathological condition with complex symptomatology associated with an infarction within the vertebrobasilar arterial system. Posterior circulation strokes account for about 20–25% of all ischemic strokes and remain a significant cause of patient disability and mortality. Diagnosis can be challenging because presenting symptoms are often non-focal and because there is a substantial overlap in symptoms and signs of ischaemia in the anterior circulation. Despite better imaging techniques, diagnosis and treatment of life-threatening conditions, such as basilar artery occlusions, are often delayed. Therefore, early detection of symptoms and causes of posterior circulation ischaemia is essential for choosing the most appropriate therapy. In this review, we summarise the anatomy, aetiology, typical presentations and characteristic findings of common strokes resulting from disease in the vertebrobasilar arterial system.
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Congenital diseases
Diagnosis
Etiology
Humans
Ischemia
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mortality
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Patients
Psychiatry
Review Article
Stroke
Stroke - etiology
Supplies
Veins & arteries
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency - complications
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency - diagnosis
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency - pathology
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