Vertebral artery stenosis (VAS)

Evidence-based neurology checklist on vertebral artery stenosis (vas): Risk factors: vascular Atherosclerosis Calcification Dissection Fibromuscular dysplasia Giant cell arteritis Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) Bow hunter’s syndrome Trauma Risk factors: compression Risk factors: congenial Clinical…

Risk factors: vascular

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Calcification
  • Dissection
  • Fibromuscular dysplasia
  • Giant cell arteritis
  • Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)
  • Bow hunter’s syndrome
  • Trauma

Risk factors: compression

Risk factors: congenial

Clinical features

Complications

Investigations

Risk factor treatment

Surgical treatment

References

  1. Burle VS, Panjwani A, Mandalaneni K, Kollu S, Gorantla VR. Vertebral artery stenosis: a narrative review. Cureus 2022; 14:e28068. 
  2. Maitas O, Bob-Manuel T, Price J, et al. Vertebral artery interventions: a comprehensive updated review. Curr Cardiol Rev 2023; 19:e170322202296.
  3. Ndongo Sonfack DJ, Bojanowski MW, Tarabay B, Gennari A, Shédid D, Yuh SJ. Vertebral artery stenosis from osteophyte: A systematic review and case series. Neurochirurgie 2024; 70:101525.

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