We recommend for this patient to undergo coiling of the intradural segment of the left vertebral artery, in order to exclude the dissecting aneurysm from circulation.
Effectively they will block off the left vertebral artery and just left the right vertebral artery supply blood to the brain.. does that sound bad?
I know cervical vertebral artery occlussion has a direct efeect on the cerebellum and occipital parts of the brain. Nobody has concrete proof but I have researched it on line and found that this is a problem often over looked. I have found that most neurologist have always went the safe route in their diagnosis. Not to pursue it with 3D CT scanning to find it conclusive with Rotational artery occlusion at the C1-C2 location as being the root cause.
You should ask for an Angiogram so docs can see the flow in the right vertebral artery. (A Primary Care Doctor, Neurologist or Neurosurgeon can order this.)
A person can live perfectly fine with one vertebral artery (I had an appt with a vascular neurosurgeon last week andasked that exact question.) With that being said, there are also procedures such as stent placement and angioplasty to "open" the artery.
When he comes round his Headache is worse, his Nystagmus is really bad, he is very Dizzy and Uncoordinated and the tunnel sounds last for awhile. I just took him in for an Angiogram where they had him move his head to the point of when he feels his symptoms the Angiogram turned out okay, but he pass out. The Dr. said he kept call my husbands name with no response and he was rubbing his knuckles on his chest with no response at first then he came round.
It was found that I have a dissection which has cut off all blood flow through my left vertebral artery. However, a stent was not placed because my other vertebral artery has sufficient bloodflow from what I have been told. Since this I have suffered migraines, neck pain, and as of in the recent months I now have tingling of my feet and hands. Sometimes my vision is a bit blurred. If I put my chin to my chest, pain shoot through the back of my neck and down my legs.
ago our daughter, aged 31, suffered dissections to her left carotid artery and the vertebral arteries at the base of her skull. she had strokes from which she recovered quite well.
just over a month ago, she suffered dissection of her right carotid artery and it has a pseudoaneurysm. no stroke this time as she was on a low dose aspirin. surgery or a stent were considered too risky to do. she had 2 blood flow to the brain tests and all appears well. she will be monitored by a neurologist.
The doppler study and MRI A angiogram showed 100% blockage of left internal carotid artery. The right artery had 30% 40% of block. His colateral blood is normal. he had diabeties and Bp for the past 1 1/2 years. he got blood supply through right arteries.. He never had any health problems before, he doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, he undergone treatment, what is my doubt is, is this lead to any lifethreat. how to prevent it. Does he needs an angiogram every year?
In medicine, subclavian steal syndrome (SSS), also called subclavian steal phenomenon or subclavian steal steno-occlusive disease, is a constellation of signs and symptoms that arise from retrograde (reversed) flow of blood in the vertebral artery or the internal thoracic artery, due to a proximal stenosis (narrowing) and/or occlusion of the subclavian artery.
What kind of biopsy? What about an angiogram? Would that be a regular angiogram or would the dr. have to go in the small artery or vessel and how would they know what vessel or artery to go in thru since it's a small artery or vessels.
I recently was told that I was born without my right vertebral artery (confirmed with MRI). Neurologist said I had nothing to worry about but, it might be the cause of some of my headaches, I also have Hypotension (90/60 with resting heart rate of 50-60 is normal for me). I have frequent spells of severe fatigue, light and foggy headed, racing or heart of chest pains. I am wondering if I should seek a second opinion. I am 52 years old and in general good health.
I am 68 years old. Recently I had a CV VAS CAROTID BILATERAL test
How concern should I be? can this condition be reverse or prevent from getting worse?
Conclusions of the test
< 50% right internal carotid artery stenosis. < 50% left internal carotid artery stenosis. Antegrade flow
noted in the vertebral arteries. There is heterogeneous, irregular atherosclerotic plaque noted in bilateral
internal carotid arteries.
RIGHT VELOCITIES LEFT VELOCITIES
Proximal CCA = 106/26 cm/sec.
Source is Mayo Clinic they recommend if carotid artery stenosis has never caused symptoms, the artery should be repaired if its diameter narrows by 50 percent or more.
If the artery is narrowed by more than 50 percent but less than 70 percent, repairing the artery may help prevent future problems.
Artery Narrowed Less Than 50 Percent
There is no proven benefit from intervention to repair an artery that is narrowed less than 50 percent.
because i have pulsatile tinnitus in my right ear [when i turn my head to the left] It showed "Posterior circulation anatomy unremarkable with dominant left vertebral artery, normal basilar trunk, an asymmetric basilar terminus with congenitally hypoplastic or absent right P1 segment."
But my ENT didn't seem worried. Should I be?
We were told no surgical intervention at the time of stroke 2 years ago as the artery was 100% blocked. In the last year some of the blockage has been removed but we don't know how. The down side to this is that apparently once the carotid is open, (though mostly blocked with plaque) there is actually a greater risk to him of a second stroke, especially if he is under stress like going under anesthesia for surgery.. We just want him to be able to have surgery and undergo anesthesia safely.
My mom has been having trouble with her heart for a couple years. About two years ago they found her LAD to be blocked and inserted stents. She's had problems with restenosis and they've re-opened the artery that keeps closing after only a few weeks each time. They've opened it three times in the last two years.
My Husband has a 100% blockage in the left vertebral artery and a 75% Blockage in the left carodid artery.
He recently had a stent placed in the Basilar artery which was blocked 75% also before surgery. He had a stroke after the procedure which has left him paralized on his left side. The question is how dangerous is it to leave the other arteries like they are?
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