Vertebro Basilar Insufficiency Definition in Medical Conditions Dictionary

Vertebro Basilar Insufficiency:

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.

Terms Related to Vertebro Basilar Insufficiency

Brachial-Basilar Insufficiency Syndrome
A clinically significant reduction in blood supply to the BRAIN STEM and CEREBELLUM (i.e., VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY) resulting from reversal of blood flow through the VERTEBRAL ...
Basilar Membrane
A membrane that stretches from the spiral lamina to the basilar crest consisting of an inner and an outer part. The inner part supports the ...
Basilar Steal Syndrome
A clinically significant reduction in blood supply to the BRAIN STEM and CEREBELLUM (i.e., VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY) resulting from reversal of blood flow through the VERTEBRAL ...
C-C Fistula
Laceration of the intracavernous portion of the carotid artery or one of its intracavernous branches resulting in a direct communication between the internal carotid artery ...

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Vertebro Basilar Insufficiency Definition

Terms Related to Vertebro Basilar Insufficiency

Brachial-Basilar Insufficiency Syndrome

Basilar Membrane

Basilar Steal Syndrome

C-C Fistula

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