We report an unusual case in which physiologic neck rotation impeded perfusion through the internal carotid artery. The patient had a history of prior radical neck surgery and radiation for malignancy ...

But as soon as I took my hand away, blood squirted over my left shoulder. I could see the artery and could tell that it was cut entirely in two. In a moment of panic, I started running. My mind told ...

Surgical Management of Varying Patterns of Vertebral-Artery and Subclavian-Artery Insufficiency Author : Allan D. Callow , M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published March 12, 1964 ...

The symptoms are reminiscent of basilar-artery insufficiency and may be precipitated by exertion of the involved extremity. 5 The occlusion is usually caused by degenerative vascular disease, but ...

Vertebrobasilar insufficiency can be caused by various pathologic conditions including atherosclerosis, dissections, steal phenomenon, etc. While endovascular treatment of those conditions is ...

Vertebral artery dissections (VADs) cause 15% of all dissections in the neck and 20% of Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) in patients younger than 45 years old [2] . Tearing of arteries’ layers causes ...

From the Department of Vascular Surgery, San Diego County General Hospital, San Diego, California. Two cases are presented of basilar artery insufficiency with reversal of flow in the left vertebral ...

Balance Is the Goal, and Insufficiency Takes a Toll. ... (RCCA), right internal carotid artery (RICA), right external carotid artery (RECA), right vertebral artery (RVA), right subclavian artery (RSA) ...

The narrowing of the vertebral or basilar arteries caused by atherosclerosis creates vertebrobasilar insufficiency, or an insufficient delivery of blood to the rear structures of the brain. Like ...

Vertebral artery occlusions fall under the umbrella of Vertebrobasilar Disease (VBD), otherwise known as Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency (VBI). The condition is defined by inadequate blood flow to the ...