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Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome
The posterior inferior cerebellar syndrome or other names include Wallenberg Syndrome or the Dorsal Medullary Syndrome is a stroke/infarction in the distribution of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. The clinical symptoms include cerebellar ataxia/dysmetria on the ipsilateral side and sensory loss on the contralateral side.
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A member asked:
How common is it for somebody to get posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Migraine history MRA/MRI results: right A1 anterior cerebral artery is hypoplastic. Right P1 posterior cerebral artery is markedly hypoplastic. Low lying cerebellar tonsils, no chiari. Borderline high riding left jugular bulb.What's the significance?
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What does Cerebellar arteries patent mean?
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A 63-year old male asked:
Tinnitus+ache l ear.Mri suggests impingement of l inferior cerebellar artery on the origin of l 9th nerve, but "does not explain all symptons" views?
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A 89-year old male asked:
Balance problems. Suddenly much worse. CTA showed "Left intracranial vertebral artery is occluded beyond the origin of the inferior cerebellar artery." Usual vestibular problems not clearly evident. An MRI four days after CT showed no stroke. ??
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There are no hyperechoic areas within the anterior and posterior walls of the carotid arteries, What does this mean?
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A 48-year old female asked:
MRA revealed Small right and Rudimentery left posterior communicating arteries. What does this mean?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Is the posterior tibial or peroneal artery a superficial artery? Is there a superficial artery along the lateral aspect of the achilles?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Is a more robust posterior communicating artery on right then left worrisome or normal?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Absent posterior communicating arteries. Anything I should be aware of with this? They have no idea if it's from birth or ...Something else
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A 37-year old asked:
Can you please define fetal origin of the right posterior cerebral artery?
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A 40-year old asked:
What happens if your posterior descending arterial branch of the right coronary artery diffuse proximal 60 to 80%?
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A 41-year old male asked:
CTA results any of this concerning ? Mild vertebrobasilar tortuosity seen. Slightly small caliber vertebral and basilar arteries seen and there is prominent caliber left posterior cerebral arteries seen with slightly small caliber P1?
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A 23-year old male asked:
If i suffer a small transcient ischemic attack in a posterior cranial artery how long would it take before symptoms start.. Instantaneously?
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A member asked:
Posterior cervical fusion which resulted in misplaced screw abutting vetebral artery. Surgeons recommend not to remove, may cause bleeding.
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A 28-year old female asked:
What does "minimal ectasia versus tiny aneurysm of the P1 segment of the left posterior cerebral artery" mean??
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A 28-year old female asked:
What does it mean when "minimal ectasia versus tiny aneurysm of the P1 segment of the left posterior cerebral artery?"
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A 33-year old female asked:
Recently, my mother discover that, their posterior cerebral artery was missing or in others words, "don't have any". Is this normal?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Hello, I had a CT scan of my head and neck..I understand everything below except "The posterior indicating arteries are hypoplastic". ?
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A 77-year old female asked:
I had a SMRA HEAD W/O CONTRAST exam on 7/17/20. One impression showed 4mm infundibulum at the origin of the left posterior cerebral artery. I do have pain on the let side of my neck at the base of the skull. Is this something I need to worry about?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Diplopia, squeezing band of pressure in head, absent L posterior inferior cerebral artery. chol/hdl calc 6.7. FH mutation. could this cause stroke/tia?
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A 59-year old female asked:
An MRI to test for HCM says There is a tortuous descending aorta. There is an aberrant right subclavian artery which courses posterior to the trachea?
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A 41-year old female asked:
What does Fetal circulation to the right posterior cerebral artery mean on an angio CT of neck and head?
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A 24-year old female asked:
MRA/Venogram says everything is normal but says There is a fetal right posterior cerebral artery there is hypoplastic left transverse dural venous sinus. What do these mean? Are they risk factors for brain problems?
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A 85-year old male asked:
Can an 85 yr old heal from a Jefferson burst fracture of C1, with midline anterior arch fracture and fractures of the posterior arch at the levels/course of vertebral arteries. Fracture base of the dens, with at least 6 mm of anterior separation?
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A 30-year old female asked:
CT w/Contr-Intracranial arteries: No high-grade large vessel stenosis, large aneurysm, or vascular malformation. The right posterior cerebral is essentially fetal in origin. - Why does it say no large? Does that mean there are some aneurysms?Concern?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Hi,MRA of the brain results show bilateral hypoplastic P1 segment with both posterior communicating arteries dilated in the sense of fetal circulation. Worry? I am having headaches, blurry vision and low concentration, mood swings. Couse? Tnx?
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A 37-year old female asked:
36 yr old woman - mra came back clear. Mri showed focal region of encephalomalacia w/in posterior aspect of right cerebellar hemisphere. Meaning?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Posterior lower leg from below gastrocnemius to ankle is bigger than other. Venous + arterial US normal, MRI, normal. Might gadolinium show something?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Is it normal for a person with Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome to need multiple surgeries?
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