Summary
Elongation of the vertebrobasilar system into the cerebellopontine angle may cause abnormalities of the cranial nerves. The diagnosis may be suspected at pneumoencephalography or with posterior fossa pantopaque studies and be confirmed by vertebral angiography.
Résumé
L'élongation du système vertébro-basilaire dans l'anglepontocérébelleux peutêtre ál'origine d'anomalies des nerts crâniens. Le diagnostic peut être évoqué á la pneumo-encéphalographie ou lors d'examens de la fosse postériere au Panthopaque et confirmé par l'angiographie vertébrale.
Zusammenfassung
Ausgeprägte Schlängelungen des vertebrobasilären Systems in den Kleinhirnbrücken-winkel können Veränderungen an den Hirnnerven hervorrufen.
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Supported in part by a Special Fellowship in Neuroradiology (1 F11 NS 02413-01A1) from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke.
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Kerber, C.W., Margolis, M.t. & Newton, T.H. Tortuous vertebrobasilar system: A cause of cranial nerve signs. Neuroradiology 4, 74–77 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00344434
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