title: [Compression of the vertebral arteries and cerebral blood supply in extreme positions of the head].
abstract: The author investigated intracranial haemodynamics in extreme positions of the head in 320 patients (age 10 to 79 years) with symptoms of transient ischaemic attacks (TIA). From the reduction of the rheoencephalographic amplitude (REG) he concluded that in 17% of the total number of patients a significant reduction of the pulsation filling in the intracranial area of the head was present, mainly due to compression of vertebral arteries. In 33% of the subjects the period of the pulse wave was prolonged in one half of the head, in 56% there was congestion of the venous blood. In 12% of the patients the intracranial steal phenomenon was found. The majority of haemodynamic aberrations was on the homolateral side of the head in relation to the direction of the face. The greatest proportion of impaired cerebral haemodynamics was in the 7th and 8th decade; a significant reduction of the amplitude was recorded in 25%, the steal phenomenon in 27% of the patients. Disorders occur, however, also in young subjects. It may be assumed that intracranial disorders of haemodynamics are more frequent in subjects with sclerotic affections of the cerebral arteries and with congenital vascular anomalies. The incidence of disorders in young subjects can be explained by a greater extent of mobility which increases the possibility of compression of vertebral arteries. Tests involving REG examination during extreme positions of the head and neck are important for the elucidation of the aetiology of clinical symptoms of TIA and their application is useful for routine practice.
authors.affiliation: Oddĕlení funkcního vysetrování, OUNZ, Vyskov.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Danĕk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Komprese vertebrálních cév a prokrvení mozku pri extrémních polohách hlavy.