[Basilar dolichoectasia and fusiform vertebral artery aneurysm: ischemic stroke of dual cause].

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Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina)Muñoz Polo Cristian Oswaldo, Sanabria Sanchinel Abel Alejandro, Gramajo Arriola Erick Juan José, et al.Published 6/30/2023Last synced 6/12/2026Status: syncedPMID: 37402302DOI: 10.31053/1853.0605.v80.n2.38194

A 76-year-old woman arrived at the emergency department due to an ischemic stroke that affected the territory of the left anterior choroidal and basilar arteries. Imaging studies showed dolichoectasia basilar associated with a fusiform aneurysm with thrombi inside it in the left vertebral artery. Both anatomic abnormalities are associated with ischemic stroke.

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