Vertebrobasilar Ectasia in Patients with Lacunar Stroke: The Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes Trial

The clinical implications of vertebrobasilar ectasia (VBE) in patients with cerebral small-artery disease are not well defined. We investigated whether VBE is associated with recurrent stroke, major hemorrhage, and death in a large cohort of patients with recent lacunar stroke.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 25, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Makoto Nakajima, Lesly A. Pearce, Nobuyuki Ohara, Thalia S. Field, Carlos Bazan, David C. Anderson, Robert G. Hart, Oscar R. Benavente, SPS3 Investigators Source Type: research