L I He, S U Wenquan, L I Shanshan, J I Hanrui, Cheng Jiangyan, Cui Fangyuan, Tang Lu, Zhou Li, Gao Ying, Dong Xinglu
Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD), a rare posterior circulation vascular variant disease, is an important risk factor for many acute cerebrovascular diseases. An insufficient understanding of VBD often leads to misdiagnose. Two cases of VBD that were initially diagnosed as posterior circulation watershed infarction are reported here. Absence of common causes of stroke including hypoperfusion, blood system diseases, carotid and aortic dissection, and eosinophil elevation, the symptoms of the 2 patients met the diagnostic criteria of VBD...
August 2023: Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine