1. Specific recommendations for prevention strategies often depend on the ischemic
stroke/transient ischemic attack subtype. Therefore, new in this guideline is a section …

A fifth of all strokes and transient ischaemic attacks occur in the posterior circulation arterial
territory. Diagnosis can be challenging, in part because of substantial overlap in symptoms …

Background and Purpose—Preliminary studies suggest that intracranial arteries are capable
of accommodating plaque formation by remodeling. We sought to study the ability and extent …

Up to 12% of patients with stroke have intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (IADE) and the
basilar artery is affected in 80% of these cases. Diagnostic criteria and prognosis studies of …

It is now established that sex differences occur in clinical manifestation, disease
progression, and prognosis for both cardiovascular (CVDs) and central nervous system …

An increased diameter (ectasis) and/or long and tortuous course (dolichosis) of at least one
cerebral artery define intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (IADE). IADE could be detected …

(1) Background. The anatomical variations of the vertebral arteries (VAs) have a significant
impact both in neurosurgery and forensic pathology. The purpose of this study was to …

Background: Previous studies suggested blood pressure variability (BPV) might help reveal
interactions between blood pressure fluctuation and white matter lesions, and the impact of …

Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is characterized by ectasia, elongation, and tortuosity
of the vertebrobasilar arteries, with a high degree of variability in clinical presentation. The …

Abstract Background and Purpose: Vertebrobasilar non-saccular and dolichoectatic
aneurysms (VBDA) are a rare type of aneurysm and are generally associated with poor …