The vertebral-basilar system supplies the brain-stem, cerebellum and temporal and occipital lobes 2 ().It begins as the vertebral artery, which is the first branch of the subclavian artery.

In the absence of proximal atherosclerotic disease, unilateral vertebral artery stenosis or occlusion is well tolerated. Vertebral artery stenting procedures have high technical success rates ...

Using dynamic duplex ultrasonography, investigators of this prospective study found 6% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis developed positional vertebral artery occlusion associated with ...

Vertebral artery (VA) dissection caused by swinging a golf club is extremely rare, and the mechanism of the dissection has not been elucidated. A 39-year-old man suddenly felt sharp neck pain and ...

Cerebellar and Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarctions: Diffusion-weighted MRI scans.Note the acute infarctions in the right cerebellum and left occipital/temporal lobe. This picture is consistent with ...

Basilar Occlusion: Pre-tPA: Cerebral angiogram, right vertebral injection; (Left) AP view; (Right) Lateral view.Note the abrupt cutoff of the proximal basilar artery, with no visible branches off the ...