Basilar artery tortuosity and its clinical significance / 国际脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

With the development of neuroimaging the detection rate of basilar artery tortuosity is significantly high.The occurrence and development processes of basilar artery tortuosity are affected by age,basilar artery length,vertebral artery dominance,and other factors.Basilar artery tortuosity may influence the blood supply of posterior circulation and cause brainstem and cranial nerve pressure leading to clinical symptoms.