Is there a relationship between basilar artery tortuosity and vertigo?

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dc.contributor.authorBurulday, Veysel
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Adil
dc.contributor.authorAkgul, Mehmet Huseyin
dc.contributor.authorAlpua, Murat
dc.contributor.authorCankaya, Imran
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-25T18:34:17Z
dc.date.available2020-06-25T18:34:17Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.descriptionalpua, murat/0000-0002-0951-5962
dc.description.abstractObjective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between basilar artery (BA) tortuosity, hypogenesis/agenesis of the vertebral artery (VA), and vertigo, with the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Patients and methods: This case-control study included patients admitted to the outpatient clinics, who were aged 18-80 years, without any known systemic diseases. All patients were evaluated with a 1.5-tesla MRI system. BA Tortuosity, VA agenesis, and VA asymmetry were noted. BA diameter (central) and length (longitudinal) were measured. Results: A total of 154 vertigo patients (46 M, 108 F; mean age of 48.95 +/- 17.3 years) and 346 control subjects (112 M, 234 F; mean age of 45.12 +/- 17.0 years) were included. The mean age of the vertigo patients was significantly higher than that of the control group (48.95 vs 45.12 years) (p = 0.021). The rate of BA tortuosity was higher in patients with vertigo (p = 0.030). When the participants were divided into two groups according to median age ( < 45 vs. >= 45 years) there was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of VA asymmetry (p = 0.070) and hypogenesis/agenesis (p = 0.577). There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in respect of BA tortuosity (p = 0.033), BA diameter (p < 0.001), and BA length (p < 0.001). When the study populations were divided into two groups according to the presence of vascular tortuosity, the mean age, BA diameter, and BA length values were higher in the tortuosity ( + ) group (all p < 0.001). Conclusion: These results demonstrated that vertigo and BA tortuosity rates seem to increase with age. Likewise, BA diameter and length increased with age, although there was no significant relationship with vertigo. Patients with tortuosity were significantly older, and had higher rates of VA asymmetry/agenesis, and increased BA diameter compared to subjects without tortuosity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationclosedAccessen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.02.006
dc.identifier.endpage100en_US
dc.identifier.issn0303-8467
dc.identifier.issn1872-6968
dc.identifier.pmid30771568
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85061356608
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage97en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.02.006
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/7848
dc.identifier.volume178en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000460832100018
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Science Bven_US
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Neurology And Neurosurgery
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectVertigoen_US
dc.subjectMagnetic resonance imagingen_US
dc.subjectBasilar artery tortuosityen_US
dc.subjectDizzinessen_US
dc.titleIs there a relationship between basilar artery tortuosity and vertigo?en_US
dc.typeArticle

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