Posterior circulation ischaemic stroke—a review part I: anatomy, aetiology and clinical presentations

M Sparaco, L Ciolli, A Zini - Neurological Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Posterior circulation ischaemia is a clinicopathological condition with complex
symptomatology associated with an infarction within the vertebrobasilar arterial system …

Is vertebral artery hypoplasia a predisposing factor for posterior circulation cerebral ischemic events? A comprehensive review

AH Katsanos, M Kosmidou, AP Kyritsis… - European …, 2013 - karger.com
Vertebral artery hypoplasia is not currently considered an independent risk factor for stroke.
Emerging evidence suggest that vertebral artery hypoplasia may contribute to posterior …

Vertebral artery hypoplasia: frequency and effect on cerebellar blood flow characteristics

KM Thierfelder, AB Baumann, WH Sommer… - Stroke, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Vertebral artery hypoplasia (VAH) is supposed to be a risk factor
for posterior circulation ischemia (PCI), particularly in the territory of the posterior inferior …

Vertebral artery hypoplasia is associated with a decrease in net vertebral flow volume

YY Chen, AC Chao, HY Hsu, CP Chung… - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2010 - Elsevier
The definition and clinical significance of vertebral artery hypoplasia (VAH) remain
inconclusive. VAH has been proposed as a predisposing factor of posterior circulation …

Relationship between vertebral artery hypoplasia and posterior circulation stroke in Chinese patients

XY Hu, ZX Li, HQ Liu, M Zhang, ML Wei, S Fang… - Neuroradiology, 2013 - Springer
Introduction Vertebral artery hypoplasia (VAH), which has been found in about 10% of
normal individuals, does not produce symptoms but may be associated with an increased …

Study on the correlation of vertebral artery dominance, basilar artery curvature and posterior circulation infarction

W Zhu, Y Wang, X Dong, H Feng, H Zhao… - Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2016 - Springer
Vertebral artery dominance (VAD), which is a common congenital variation of vertebral
artery, may be associated with an increased risk of cerebral posterior circulation infarction …

Variations of transverse foramina in cervical vertebrae: what happens to the vertebral artery?

A Zibis, V Mitrousias, N Galanakis… - European Spine …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine variations of the foramen transversarium
and the vertebral artery in computed tomography angiographies (CTa) of the cervical spine …

Vertebral artery hypoplasia and vertebral artery dissection: a hospital-based cohort study

M Zhou, H Zheng, S Gong, J Guo, N Chen, D Zhou… - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To test the hypotheses that vertebral artery hypoplasia (VAH) is associated with
an increased risk of ipsilateral spontaneous vertebral artery dissection (sVAD) and that …

Vertebral artery hypoplasia: prevalence and reliability of identifying and grading its severity on magnetic resonance imaging scans

C Peterson, L Phillips, A Linden, W Hsu - Journal of manipulative and …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to examine the inter-and intraexaminer reliability of
determining the prevalence of vertebral artery hypoplasia on magnetic resonance imaging …

Historic Horse Family Displaying Malformations of the Cervicothoracic Junction and Their Connection to Modern German Warmblood Horses

E Zimmermann, KB Ros, C Pfarrer, O Distl - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Malformations of the cervicothoracic junction have been described in
modern horses as well as in skeletons from museums. In the present study, we examined …