Localized or diffuse reduction in blood flow through the vertebrobasilar arterial system, which supplies the brain stem; cerebellum; occipital lobe; medial temporal lobe; and thalamus. Characteristic clinical features include syncope; lightheadedness; visual disturbances; and vertigo. brain stem infarctions or other brain infarction may be associated. [ MESH:D014715 ]
Synonyms: vertebrobasilar insufficiency vertebro-basilar insufficiency vertebrobasilar arterial insufficiency vertebrobasilar artery syndrome
Term information
- EFO:1001449 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MEDGEN:12075 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MESH:D014715 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ICD9:435.3 (MONDO:i2s)
- SCTID:64009001 (MONDO:relatedTo)
- UMLS:C0042568 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- SCTID:195199008 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- DOID:13003 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
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http://identifiers.org/medgen/12075
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0042568
http://identifiers.org/snomedct/195199008
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_13003
http://identifiers.org/mesh/D014715