title: [Vertebrobasilar circulatory disorders. Diagnosis--pathogenesis--therapy].
abstract: Disturbances of the vertebrobasilar circulation are often seen by the general physician and usually described as "vertebrobasilar insufficiency" (VBI). However, the term VBI is only a description of a syndrome and not a definitive diagnosis. It is emphasized that on therapeutic grounds the different etiologies and pathogenesis of this syndrome should be searched for carefully by adequate examination, including clinical findings, extra- and intracranial cerebrovascular doppler sonography, computed tomography, possibly intraarterial digital angiography and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and laboratory examinations. The usual diagnostic and therapeutic problems in managing a patient with "vertebrobasilar insufficiency" are discussed in the light of typical case reports.
authors: Neurologische Klinik, Universitätsspital, Zürich.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Stillhard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014661:Vasoconstriction; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
vernacular_title: Vertebrobasiläre Durchblutungsstörungen. Diagnostik--Pathogenese--Therapie.