Basilar artery angulation and vertigo due to the hemodynamic effect of dominant vertebral artery


Cosar M., YAMAN M., Eser O., Songur A., Ozen O. A.

MEDICAL HYPOTHESES, cilt.70, sa.5, ss.941-943, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 70 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.07.051
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL HYPOTHESES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.941-943
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Vertebral arteries form the basilar artery at the pontobulbar junction. The vertebral artery may have dominancy in one of them. The branches of basilar arteries supply blood for the vestibular nuclei and its connections. Vertigo is seen generally in the upper middle aged patients. Vertigo can be observed in dolichoectasia of basilar artery such as angulation and elongation, because of the diminished blood supply and changed hemodynamic factors of vestibular nuclei and its connections.