VERTEBROBASILAR STROKE

Course overview

VERTEBROBASILAR STROKES ARE INTERRUPTIONS OF BLOOD FLOW TO THE POSTERIOR CIRCULATION. WHILE THESE TYPES OF STROKES ARE RELATIVELY UNCOMMON, THEY ARE A DISPROPORTIONATE CAUSE OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY COMPARED TO ANTERIOR CIRCULATION STROKES DUE TO DISCREET SYMPTOMS THAT RESEMBLE NON-STROKE MEDICAL CONDITIONS. PATIENTS WITH A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION OF A VERTEBROBASILAR STROKE OFTEN PRESENT WITH A CHIEF COMPLAINT OF NAUSEA OR VERTIGO, DELAYING APPROPRIATE NEUROLOGICAL EVALUATION AND PREVENTING OR HAMPERING TIME-DEPENDENT INTERVENTIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF VERTEBROBASILAR STROKES AND EXPLAINS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE TEAM'S ROLE IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.