Vertebral artery thrombosis

Last revised by Kewal Arunkumar Mistry on 27 Jul 2022

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Jones J, Mistry K, Weerakkody Y, Vertebral artery thrombosis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5985

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5985

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/5985

rID:

5985

Article created:

3 Apr 2009, Jeremy Jones ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

27 Jul 2022, Kewal Arunkumar Mistry ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Kewal Arunkumar Mistry had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Vascular, Central Nervous System

Tags:

neuroradiology

Synonyms:

Vertebral arterial thrombosis
Vertebral artery occlusion

Vertebral artery thrombosis results in complete or partial occlusion of the vertebral artery and alteration of blood flow to the posterior cerebral circulation. Ischemia or infarction to structures supplied by these arteries may result in a range of symptoms.

The most common cause of vertebral artery thrombosis is arterial dissection, (see vertebral artery dissection) often associated with cervical spine trauma.