Cookies on this website

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click 'Accept all cookies' we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you won't see this message again. If you click 'Reject all non-essential cookies' only necessary cookies providing core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility will be enabled. Click 'Find out more' for information on how to change your cookie settings.

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 and signs with ischaemia in the anterior circulation. Improved methods of non-invasive imaging of the vertebrobasilar arterial tree have been used in recent prospective follow-up studies, which have shown a high risk of early recurrent stroke, particularly when there is associated vertebrobasilar stenosis. This finding emphasises the importance of urgent secondary prevention, and the role of stenting for vertebral stenosis is being investigated.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/S1474-4422(13)70211-4

Type

Journal article

Journal

Lancet Neurol

Publication Date

10/2013

Volume

12

Pages

989 - 998

Keywords

Brain Ischemia, Comorbidity, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Ischemic Attack, Transient, Radiography, Secondary Prevention, Stroke, Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency