Clinical analysis of the diagnosis and etiology of 379 patients with vertebrobasilar infarction
Abstract：Objective To study the clinical characteristics of the vertebrobasilar infarction patients.Methods 379 patients with actue vertebrobasilar infarction were extracted from Nanjing Stroke Registry Program.Some auxiliary examinations, such as computerized tomography ( CT )/magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) , ultrasound cardiography and so on, were performed in all patients. Computerized tomography angiographies ( CTA ) , magnetic resonance imaging angiography ( MRA ) or digital subtraction angiography ( DSA) were performed in the patients.Results Dizziness/vertigo and barylalia were the most common initial symptom.Referring to TOAST classification, large -artery atherosclerosis was the most common mechanism (53.6%).55.4% patients had vascular anomalies, and there were 27.4%lesions in ostial vertebral artery.Conclusion It is important to study the clinical characteristics of vertebrobasilar infarction for its early diagnosis, early treatment and secondary prevention.
Keywords：VertebrobasilarInfarctionSymptomEtiology
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 227-229 )