Vertebral artery stenting will be justified if these studies demonstrate substantial benefits of endovascular revascularization to medical management for patients with symptomatic vertebral artery ...

The vertebral-basilar system supplies the brain-stem, cerebellum and temporal and occipital lobes 2 (Fig. 1). It begins as the vertebral artery, which is the first branch of the subclavian artery.

Following a CAT scan, Klundt was diagnosed with a vertebral artery dissection (VAD), per the publication.

Vertebral Basilar Angiogram. (Left) lateral view; (Right) AP view. This study was performed by injecting contrast into the right vertebra artery, which is well opacified. There is also some retrograde ...

Spontaneous dissections of the carotid or vertebral artery account for only about 2 percent of all ischemic strokes, 5–9 but they are an important cause of ischemic stroke in young and middle ...

New ACCF/AHA guidelines on the management of patients with extracranial carotid and vertebral artery disease are published.

Belardo and colleagues advocate creating a database to document cases of vertebral artery dissection and stroke following manipulation. Warning signs Symptoms following arterial dissection can ...