Title :
Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia involving both the vertebro-basilar and carotid systems: A case report
Author :
Ying Chang ; Xue-mei Han ; Song-yan Liu ; Kai-liang Cheng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Neurology, Jilin Univ., Changchun, China
Abstract :
Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (IADE) is a cerebral vascular disease characterized by ectatic, extended and zigzag brain artery. It affects more frequently the posterior circulation system (vertebro-basilar system). Involvement of both the posterior and anterior circulation system (carotid systems) is rare. Here, we report a 71-year-old man who suffered from paroxysmal vertigo and diplopia. He was diagnosed as IADE by brain CT scan, MRI and CTA. This patient presented dolichoectasia involving both the basilar and carotid artery systems.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; blood vessels; brain; computerised tomography; diseases; CTA analysis; IADEdisease; MRI analysis; age 71 yr; anterior circulation system; brain CT scan; carotid system; cerebral vascular disease; diplopia; ectatic brain artery; extended brain artery; intracranial arterial dolichoectasia; paroxysmal vertigo; posterior circulation system; vertebro-basilar system; zigzag brain artery; Bifurcation; Carotid arteries; Computed tomography; Diseases; Hemorrhaging; Nervous system; basilar artery; dolichoectasia; internal carotid artery; transient ischemic attack;
Conference_Titel :
Human Health and Biomedical Engineering (HHBE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jilin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-723-8
DOI :
10.1109/HHBE.2011.6029038
