Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (IADE): pathology

Evidence-based neurology checklist on intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (iade): pathology: Gross pathology These are dilated and elongated arteries They have an increased vessel diameter (ectasis) They follow a long and tortuous course (dolichosis) 80% involve the basilar artery Microscopic…

Gross pathology

  • These are dilated and elongated arteries
  • They have an increased vessel diameter (ectasis)
  • They follow a long and tortuous course (dolichosis)
  • 80% involve the basilar artery

Microscopic pathology

Diagnostic arterial diameter cut-off

Defining features of basilar arterial elongation

Synonyms

Gross pathology

Microscopic pathology

Diagnostic arterial diameter cut-off

Defining features of basilar arterial elongation

Synonyms

References

  1. Del Brutto VJ, Ortiz JG, Biller J. Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia. Front Neurol 2017; 8:344. 
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  3. Passero SG, Rossi S. Natural history of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia. Neurology 2008; 70:66-72. 
  4. Smoker WR, Price MJ, Keyes WD, Corbett JJ, Gentry LR. High-resolution computed tomography of the basilar artery: 1. Normal size and position. Am J Neuroradiol 1986; 7:55-60.
  5. Del Brutto VJ, Ortiz JG, Biller J. Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia. Front Neurol 2017; 8:344. 
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