Laterality of deep white matter hyperintensities correlates with basilar artery bending and vertebral artery dominance

CONCLUSIONS: An unequal vertebral artery flow is an important hemodynamic contributor to basilar bending. Increased basilar artery curvature and increased infratentorial WMH burden may signal inadequate blood flow and predict cerebrovascular events.PMID:34472739

Source: Croatian Medical Journal - September 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Laszlo Szalontai Zsofia Jokkel Tamas Horvath Bianka Forgo Ildiko Kalina Pal Maurovich-Horvat Philip L Auyang M Mujeeb Zubair Zsolt Garami David Laszlo Tarnoki Adam Domonkos Tarnoki Source Type: research