Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. Cranial nerve dysfunction, obstruction hydrocephalus, signs of brain stem dysfunction, and signs of a space-occupying lesion in the [[posterior fossa]] are presumed to be related to a megadolicho [[basilar artery]], if present. Since there are no large series of patients with such vascular anomaly, a bias in relating symptoms with the presence of a megadolicho basilar artery is not excluded. We therefore studied retrospectively the incidence of megadolicho and dolicho basilar artery on cranial CT-scan of 3332 patients of 50 years and older. Patient records were reviewed for the above mentioned symptoms. 12 out of 22 patients with a megadolicho basilar artery and 2 patients out of 40 with a dolicho basilar artery had one or two of these symptoms. It is concluded that a megadolicho basilar artery can cause cranial nerve dysfunction, obstruction hydrocephalus, signs of brain stem dysfunction, and signs of a space-occupying lesion in the posterior fossa ((Herpers M, Lodder J, Janevski B, van der Lugt PJ. The symptomatology of megadolicho basilar artery. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1983;85(4):203-12. doi: 10.1016/0303-8467(83)90070-7. PMID: 6317247.)). megadolicho_basilar_artery.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 02:57by 127.0.0.1