Basilar artery

ICD-10 code: I651. Chapter: Diseases of the circulatory system. Info: Occlusion and stenosis of basilar artery Basilar artery occlusion (BAO) and basilar artery stenosis (BAS) are two conditions that affect the basilar artery located in the brainstem. The basilar artery is responsible for supplying blood to the brainstem, cerebellum, and occipital lobes of the brain

Objectives: The diameters of the vertebral arteries (VAs) are very often unequal. Therefore, this study investigated if unequal VA flow contributes to the development of basilar artery (BA) curvature and if it is a link to the laterality of pontine or cerebellar infarcts occurring around the vertebrobasilar junction. Methods: Radiological factors were analysed (infarct laterality, VA dominance, BA curvature and their directional relationships) in 91 patients with acute unilateral pontine or…

Basilar Artery Infarction - In addition to affecting the thalamus, thrombosis of the rostral basilar artery typically also causes acute infarction of the midbrain, portions of the cerebellum, temporal & occipital lobes fed by other branches of the vertebrobasilar arterial system

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Circle of Willis 【 Note -: Major contribution of branches of Internal Carotid Artery 】 【 "Posterior" Cerebral artery is a branch of "Basilar artery" 】 #HealthAndFitnessMagazine #DailyHealthTips

License Image Shown in this illustration are aneurysms of the following blood vessels of the brain: MCA bifurcation, anterior communicating artery, basilar artery, internal carotid artery, vertebral artery.

This is an article covering the blood supply to the brain, describing the anatomy of the cerebral arteries. Learn about this topic now at Kenhub.