Oligosymptomatic and giant basilar artery dolichoectasia discovered after a stroke: case report Dolicoectasia gigante e oligossintomática da artéria basilar descoberta após uma isquemia: relato de caso

The most frequently diagnosed complication of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is the compression of structures adjacent to the vertebral and basilar arteries. A giant VBD with only slight compressive symptoms is unusual. In this setting, the diagnosis of VBD may be casually revealed after the o...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Resende Campos, Hugo Leonardo Doria-Netto, Antonio Marcos de Souza-Filho, Hilton Mariano da Silva Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2007-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000200031