Basilar dolichoectasia and fusiform vertebral artery aneurysm: ischemic stroke of dual cause

A 76-year-old woman arrived at the emergency department due to an ischemic stroke that affected the territory of the left anterior choroidal and basilar arteries. Imaging studies showed dolichoectasia basilar associated with a fusiform aneurysm with thrombi inside it in the left vertebral artery. Bo...

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Published inRevista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) Vol. 80; no. 2; p. 160
Main Authors Muñoz Polo, Cristian Oswaldo, Sanabria Sanchinel, Abel Alejandro, Gramajo Arriola, Erick Juan José, Aliñado Ramos, Cynthia Marleny
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Argentina 30.06.2023
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Aneurysm
Basilar Artery - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Ischemic Stroke
Vertebral Artery - diagnostic imaging
basilar artery
aneurysm
vertebral artery
stroke
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Summary:A 76-year-old woman arrived at the emergency department due to an ischemic stroke that affected the territory of the left anterior choroidal and basilar arteries. Imaging studies showed dolichoectasia basilar associated with a fusiform aneurysm with thrombi inside it in the left vertebral artery. Both anatomic abnormalities are associated with ischemic stroke.
ISSN:1853-0605