1. Specific recommendations for prevention strategies often depend on the ischemic
stroke/transient ischemic attack subtype. Therefore, new in this guideline is a section …

Posterior circulation strokes represent approximately 20% of all ischemic strokes (,). In
contrast to the anterior circulation, several differences in presenting symptoms, clinical …

Objectives: The diameters of the vertebral arteries (VAs) are very often unequal. Therefore,
this study investigated if unequal VA flow contributes to the development of basilar artery …

An aneurysm is a focal dilatation of an arterial blood vessel. Luminal forces, such as high
blood flow, shear stress and turbulence, are implicated in the pathogenesis of intracranial …

Posterior circulation ischaemia is a clinicopathological condition with complex
symptomatology associated with an infarction within the vertebrobasilar arterial system …

Dolichoectasia (dilatative arteriopathy) describes marked elongation, widening, and
tortuosity of arteries. The intracranial vertebral and basilar arteries are preferentially …

Dolichoectasia is an arterial disease that causes dilatation and/or tortuosity of the affected
vessel. The prevalence of dolichoectasia increases with age, and this disease is also …

Objectives: Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia is a rare condition with unsettled clinical course
and treatment. We performed a systematic review of the literature on clinical course and …

Background and purpose Non-saccular aneurysms of the posterior fossa are an uncommon
pathology with no clear treatment strategy. The use of flow-diverting stents (FDS) has had …

Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is a rare disease characterized by significant
expansion, elongation, and tortuosity of the vertebrobasilar arteries. Current data regarding …