title: Vertebrobasilar artery dissections: current practice.
abstract: Nine patients with vertebrobasilar artery dissections who presented with neurological symptoms or subarachnoid haemorrhage were identified and treated in the Neurosurgical Unit at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong. An account of these patients is given and their treatment described. This paper further reviews selected literature to outline the concepts and appropriate management of vertebrobasilar artery dissections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boet
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: S C H
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Poon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors