vertebrobasilar insufficiency
MONDO:0001613Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names vertebrobasilar insufficiency yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Localized or diffuse reduction in blood flow through the vertebrobasilar arterial system, which supplies the brain stem; cerebellum; occipital lobe; medial temporal lobe; and thalamus. Characteristic clinical features include syncope; lightheadedness; visual disturbances; and vertigo. brain stem infarctions or other brain infarction may be associated.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001613), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: vertebrobasilar insufficiency
- Also called
- vertebrobasilar arterial insufficiencyvertebrobasilar artery syndrome