Basilar artery plaque distribution is associated with pontine infarction and vertebrobasilar artery geometry

BackgroundBasilar artery (BA) atherosclerosis is a common cause of posterior-circulation ischemic stroke. In this study, we investigate the relationship between BA plaque distribution and pontine infarction (PI), further, explore the influence of vertebrobasilar artery (VBA) geometries on BA plaque...

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Main Authors: Jinmei Zheng, Bin Sun, Ruolan Lin, Yongqi Teng, Enshuang Zheng, Xihai Zhao, Yunjing Xue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1079905/full