Dolichoectasia involving the vertebrobasilar and carotid artery systems.
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.
Takeuchi
Satoru
S
Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center, 3256 Midori-cho, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo 190-0014, Japan. s.takeuchi@room.ocn.ne.jp
Takasato
Yoshio
Y
Masaoka
Hiroyuki
H
Hayakawa
Takanori
T
Otani
Naoki
N
Yoshino
Yoshikazu
Y
Yatsushige
Hiroshi
H
Sugawara
Takashi
T
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