title: Bilateral vertebral artery stenosis present with vertigo.
abstract: Of ischaemic stroke patients, about 25% rise from the posterior or vertebrobasilar system. The ischaemia of vertebral arteries may emerge for different vascular pathological reasons, at different localisations and with different clinical findings. Despite its low morbidity and mortality risk, early diagnosis and treatment is of importance. Vertebrobasilar ischaemia symptoms can be observed clinically such as vertigo, tinnitus, double vision, headache, hypokinesis and hearing disorders, etc. In this article, a 42-year-old stroke patient case is presented, who applied to the emergency service with vertigo and then, was diagnosed with bilateral vertebral artery stenosis by means of cranial MR angiography.
authors: Department of Neurology, Sakarya University Medical Faculty, Sakarya, Turkey. dilcankotan@yahoo.com
authors: Dilcan
authors: D
authors: Kotan
authors: Saadet
authors: S
authors: Sayan
authors: Bilgehan Atilgan
authors: BA
authors: Acar
authors: Pinar
authors: P
authors: Polat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D059906:Neuroimaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology*
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