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Vertebrobasilar insufficiency

MedGen UID:
12075
Concept ID:
C0042568
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Insufficiencies, Vertebro-Basilar; Insufficiencies, Vertebrobasilar; Insufficiency, Vertebro-Basilar; Insufficiency, Vertebrobasilar; Ischemia, Vertebro-Basilar; Ischemia, Vertebrobasilar; Ischemias, Vertebro-Basilar; Ischemias, Vertebrobasilar; Vertebro Basilar Insufficiency; Vertebro Basilar Ischemia; Vertebro-Basilar Insufficiencies; Vertebro-Basilar Insufficiency; Vertebro-Basilar Ischemia; Vertebro-Basilar Ischemias; Vertebrobasilar Insufficiencies; Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency; Vertebrobasilar Ischemia; Vertebrobasilar Ischemias
SNOMED CT: Vertebrobasilar arterial insufficiency (64009001); Vertebrobasilar insufficiency (64009001); Vertebrobasilar artery syndrome (195199008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001613

Definition

Temporary occlusion of the vertebral artery caused by rotation of the neck leading to symptoms of dizziness and vertigo, secondary to bone spurs or ligament impingement. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVertebrobasilar insufficiency

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rezai Jahromi B, Niemelä M
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2022 Oct;33(4):419-429. Epub 2022 Sep 11 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2022.06.003. PMID: 36229129
Ng AC
Am J Med Sci 2022 May;363(5):388-398. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2021.10.027. PMID: 35104439
Salerno A, Strambo D, Nannoni S, Dunet V, Michel P
Int J Stroke 2022 Aug;17(7):714-722. Epub 2021 Sep 28 doi: 10.1177/17474930211046758. PMID: 34581223Free PMC Article
Madonis SM, Jenkins JS
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2021 Mar-Apr;65:55-59. Epub 2021 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.02.006. PMID: 33592207
Jenkins JS, Stewart M
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2017 May-Jun;59(6):619-625. Epub 2017 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2017.02.005. PMID: 28284683

Diagnosis

Regenhardt RW, Kozberg MG, Dmytriw AA, Vranic JE, Stapleton CJ, Silverman SB, Patel AB
Stroke 2022 Jan;53(1):e26-e29. Epub 2021 Dec 6 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.037253. PMID: 34865507Free PMC Article
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Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2021 Oct;54(5):913-924. Epub 2021 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2021.05.012. PMID: 34294440
Madonis SM, Jenkins JS
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2021 Mar-Apr;65:55-59. Epub 2021 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.02.006. PMID: 33592207
Yuan YJ, Xu K, Luo Q, Yu JL
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Lancet Neurol 2011 Nov;10(11):1002-14. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(11)70229-0. PMID: 22014435

Therapy

Markus HS, Michel P
Int J Stroke 2022 Aug;17(7):723-732. Epub 2022 Jun 28 doi: 10.1177/17474930221107500. PMID: 35658624Free PMC Article
Ng AC
Am J Med Sci 2022 May;363(5):388-398. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2021.10.027. PMID: 35104439
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N Engl J Med 2021 May 20;384(20):1910-1920. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2030297. PMID: 34010530
Madonis SM, Jenkins JS
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2021 Mar-Apr;65:55-59. Epub 2021 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.02.006. PMID: 33592207
Jenkins JS, Stewart M
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2017 May-Jun;59(6):619-625. Epub 2017 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2017.02.005. PMID: 28284683

Prognosis

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Clinical prediction guides

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Recent systematic reviews

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Wyszomirski A, Szczyrba S, Tomaka D, Karaszewski B
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