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  • Neurology
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Cardiology

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  • Vertebral (VA) and basilar artery (BA) diseases impact posterior circulation, necessitating distinct management from anterior circulation strokes.
  • Understanding the mechanism and location of vertebrobasilar (VB) disease is crucial for determining prognosis and treatment efficacy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the etiologies, natural history, and management strategies for diseases affecting the vertebral and basilar arteries.
  • To highlight the role of medical, endovascular, and surgical interventions in preventing recurrent posterior circulation stroke.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of atherosclerotic disease, dissection, and extrinsic compression of the VA and BA.
  • Analysis of treatment outcomes for medical, antiplatelet, and risk factor modification therapies.
  • Evaluation of endovascular (stenting, angioplasty) and surgical (bypass, endarterectomy) interventions for refractory VB disease.

Main Results:

  • Medical therapies (antiplatelets, BP control, risk factor optimization) reduce recurrent stroke risk in VB disease.
  • Symptomatic intracranial VB disease carries a high risk of stroke, especially with hemodynamic compromise.
  • Endovascular and surgical options are available for medically refractory VB disease, while dissection predominantly requires antithrombotic therapy.

Conclusions:

  • Management of VB artery disease should be tailored to the specific etiology and hemodynamic status.
  • Advances in medical therapy have improved outcomes, but interventions remain vital for select high-risk populations.
  • Extrinsic VA compression requires targeted surgical approaches or bypass procedures.