Background Patients exhibiting basilar artery (BA) curvature (not dolichoectasia) are at an
increased risk of posterior circulation ischemic stroke. In this study, pontine infarction …

Purpose: The present study investigated the factors related to neurological deterioration in
pontine infarction. Methods: Consecutive patients with acute pontine infarction without …

Background and Purpose—Few and conflicting data exist on the case fatality rate in stroke
patients with basilar artery dolichoectasia. We analyzed basilar artery characteristics …

Background: Early neurological deterioration (END) occurs in patients with pontine infarction
that is adversely associated with a long-term functional outcome. As basilar artery (BA) …

Background: Basilar artery (BA) dolichoectasia (dilatative arteriopathy)(BAD) causes arterial
elongation and enlargement with subsequent hemodynamic changes leading to thrombosis …

Objective—Basilar arterial (BA) dolichoectasia is associated with cerebral small-vessel
disease and stroke. However, the association between moderate dilation of the BA and …

Basilar artery (BA) dolichosis is not uncommon in patients with acute isolated pontine
infarction. The effect of this abnormal BA geometrical form on the outcomes of pontine …

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 …

This study aimed to investigate the basilar artery (BA) geometric changes in a longitudinal
study. 154 subjects with normal vertebrobasilar arterial systems on magnetic resonance …

Background The plaques at the dorsal or lateral wall of basilar artery (BA) are associated
with pontine infarcts. We sought to explore the correlations between vertebrobasilar artery …