Bilateral Intracranial Vertebral Artery Stenosis Presenting as Recurrent Prolonged Presyncopal Episodes
Amongst various mechanisms of presyncopal events, posterior circulation disease needs to be considered. This particular mechanism has been underrecognized. We describe a case of a 76-year-old patient with recurrent posterior circulation TIAs, presenting as recurrent prolonged presyncopal events.
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| author | Banu Sundar Majaz Moonis Ajay Wakhloo Ajit Puri |
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| description | Amongst various mechanisms of presyncopal events, posterior circulation disease needs to be considered. This particular mechanism has been underrecognized. We describe a case of a 76-year-old patient with recurrent posterior circulation TIAs, presenting as recurrent prolonged presyncopal events. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df49e624036d405595cb7d3aadaf81b62025-02-03T01:11:24ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762015-01-01201510.1155/2015/251536251536Bilateral Intracranial Vertebral Artery Stenosis Presenting as Recurrent Prolonged Presyncopal EpisodesBanu Sundar0Majaz Moonis1Ajay Wakhloo2Ajit Puri3University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USAUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USAUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USAUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USAAmongst various mechanisms of presyncopal events, posterior circulation disease needs to be considered. This particular mechanism has been underrecognized. We describe a case of a 76-year-old patient with recurrent posterior circulation TIAs, presenting as recurrent prolonged presyncopal events.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/251536 |
| spellingShingle | Banu Sundar Majaz Moonis Ajay Wakhloo Ajit Puri Bilateral Intracranial Vertebral Artery Stenosis Presenting as Recurrent Prolonged Presyncopal Episodes Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | Bilateral Intracranial Vertebral Artery Stenosis Presenting as Recurrent Prolonged Presyncopal Episodes |
| title_full | Bilateral Intracranial Vertebral Artery Stenosis Presenting as Recurrent Prolonged Presyncopal Episodes |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral Intracranial Vertebral Artery Stenosis Presenting as Recurrent Prolonged Presyncopal Episodes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral Intracranial Vertebral Artery Stenosis Presenting as Recurrent Prolonged Presyncopal Episodes |
| title_short | Bilateral Intracranial Vertebral Artery Stenosis Presenting as Recurrent Prolonged Presyncopal Episodes |
| title_sort | bilateral intracranial vertebral artery stenosis presenting as recurrent prolonged presyncopal episodes |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/251536 |
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