title: Disease of the vertebral basilar system.
abstract: Patients with acute bilateral, crossed, or multisystem neuroanatomic symptoms associated with cranial nerve palsies may have vertebral basilar system disease. Surgically correctable lesions are usually not found in these patients, and medical therapy with short-term anticoagulation or antiplatelet agglutination may be prescribed in those patients with transient ischemic attacks or progressing stroke.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries; D001488:Basilar Artery; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply; D002536:Cerebral Arteries; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003391:Cranial Nerves; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014711:Vertebral Artery; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis