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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
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
15119
Unique Identifier:
D014715
Occurrence in VHL
:
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