title: Encephalo-myo synangiosis (EMS) in the vertebrobasilar occlusive disease. Case reports.
abstract: Two cases of vertebro-basilar insufficiency treated with infratentorial (IT) Encephalo-Myo-Synangiosis (EMS) using the pedicled occipitalis muscle flap, are presented. IT EMS was carried out for revascularization of the vertebro-basilar system. None of these cases has suffered from either carotid or vertebro-basilar insufficiency during seven years follow-up period. As far as we know this is the first report of successful IT EMS for vertebro-basilar insufficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tasdemiroglu
authors.forename: H Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Gökalp
mesh_terms: D002548:Cerebral Revascularization / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000637:transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*