title: Dolichoectasia involving the vertebrobasilar and carotid artery systems.
abstract: Dolichoectasia is an angiopathy characterized by dilatation, elongation, and tortuosity of the brain arteries. It most frequently involves the vertebral and basilar arteries; involvement of both the vertebrobasilar and carotid systems is rare. We present a patient with fatal dolichoectasia involving both the vertebrobasilar and carotid artery systems.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center, 3256 Midori-cho, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo 190-0014, Japan. s.takeuchi@room.ocn.ne.jp
authors: Satoru
authors: S
authors: Takeuchi
authors: Yoshio
authors: Y
authors: Takasato
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Masaoka
authors: Takanori
authors: T
authors: Hayakawa
authors: Naoki
authors: N
authors: Otani
authors: Yoshikazu
authors: Y
authors: Yoshino
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Yatsushige
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Sugawara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging