Term ID: | 11586 |
Name: | Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency |
Definition: | Localized or diffuse reduction in blood flow through the vertebrobasilar arterial system, which supplies the BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; OCCIPITAL LOBE; medial TEMPORAL LOBE; and THALAMUS. Characteristic clinical features include SYNCOPE; lightheadedness; visual disturbances; and VERTIGO. BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS or other BRAIN INFARCTION may be associated. |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D002545|MESH:D002561 |
TreeNumbers: | C10.228.140.300.150.956 |C14.907.253.092.956 |C14.907.253.956 |
Synonyms: | Artery Insufficiencies, Basilar |Artery Insufficiencies, Vertebral |Artery Insufficiency, Basilar |Artery Insufficiency, Vertebral |Artery Ischemia, Basilar |Artery Ischemias, Basilar |Artery Ischemias, Vertebral |Artery Ischemia, Vertebral |Artery Stenoses, Bas |
Slim Mappings: | Cardiovascular disease|Nervous system disease |
Reference: |
MedGen: D014715
MeSH: D014715
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