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Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency
Tree Number(s)
C10.228.140.300.150.956
C14.907.253.092.956
Unique ID
D014715
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014715
Annotation
BRACHIAL-BASILAR INSUFFICIENCY SYNDROME see SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME is available
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Basilar Artery Insufficiency
Basilar Artery Ischemia
Basilar Artery Stenosis
Basilar Insufficiency
Vertebral Artery Insufficiency
Vertebral Artery Ischemia
Vertebral Artery Stenosis
Vertebro-Basilar Insufficiency
Vertebro-Basilar Ischemia
Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia
Vertebrobasilar Ischemia
NLM Classification #
WL 356
Previous Indexing
Basilar Artery (1966-1979)
Cerebrovascular Disorders (1966-1979)
Vertebral Artery (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note
1980
History Note
1980
Date Established
1980/01/01
Date of Entry
1979/04/25
Revision Date
2015/06/23
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency Preferred
Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia Related
Vertebral Artery Insufficiency Narrower
Vertebral Artery Stenosis Related
Basilar Artery Insufficiency Narrower
Basilar Artery Stenosis Related
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