What is vertebrobasilar insufficiency?
Vertebrobasilar insufficiency is the decreased blood flow to the back of the brain, where two vertebral arteries join to become the basilar artery. The basilar artery is the main blood supply for the brain stem; cerebellum; occipital lobe; medial temporal lobe; and thalmus.
How do members experience vertebrobasilar insufficiency?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with vertebrobasilar insufficiency*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
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Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for vertebrobasilar insufficiency*
Who has vertebrobasilar insufficiency on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 0 | |
30s | 1 | |
40s | 1 | |
50s | 0 | |
60s | 2 | |
70+ | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 3 | |
Female | 2 |