A fifth of all strokes and transient ischaemic attacks occur in the posterior circulation arterial
territory. Diagnosis can be challenging, in part because of substantial overlap in symptoms …

Background and Purpose—20% of ischemic stroke is in the posterior circulation, but there is
little prospective data on early recurrent stroke risk and whether vertebrobasilar stenosis …

The higher risk of early recurrent stroke after posterior circulation transient ischaemic attack
or minor stroke versus after carotid territory events could be due to a greater prevalence of …

Background and Purpose—Recent prospective studies have shown vertebrobasilar (VB)
stenosis predicts stroke risk in posterior circulation stroke and transient ischemic attack. It is …

One-fifth of strokes occur in the territory of the posterior circulation, but their management,
particularly acute reperfusion therapy and neurointervention procedures for secondary …

One in five strokes affects the posterior circulation. Diagnosing posterior circulation stroke
can be challenging, as the vascular anatomy can be variable, and because presenting …

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

Background Transient isolated brainstem symptoms (eg, isolated vertigo, dysarthria,
diplopia) are not consistently classified as transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) and data for …

Abstract Among 407 New England Medical Center Posterior Circulation registry patients,
59% had strokes without transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), 24% had TIAs then strokes, and …

Background Vertebrobasilar disease is generally considered a condition with a poor
prognosis because of high rates of mortality and severe disability. Objective To compare the …