Vertebral Artery Syndrome

Preferred Label : Vertebral Artery Syndrome;

NCIt definition : A syndrome which occurs as a result of the occlusion of one of the vertebral arteries. It may be caused by atherosclerosis, embolism or hemorrhage. Collateral circulation through the circle of Willis is usually comprised as well. Clinical signs may include vertigo, nystagmus, dysarthria, ataxia and sensorimotor deficits. Clinical course may lead to persistence of neurologic deficits. Prognosis is variable with a substantial risk for recurrent infarction.;

Details

Origin ID

C35123;

UMLS CUI

C2931914;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- PICA syndrome [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- PICA syndrome [MeSH concept]
- Vertebral artery syndrome [ICD-9 code]
- Vertebral artery syndrome [ICD-11 More detail]
- vertebral artery insufficiency [DO Concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Vertebral artery syndrome [MedDRA LLT]
- Vertebral artery syndrome (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- vertebral artery syndrome [SNOMED Notion]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Cardiovascular System [NCIt concept]
- Vascular System [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- PICA syndrome [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- PICA syndrome [MeSH concept]
- Vertebral artery syndrome [MedDRA LLT]
- Vertebral artery syndrome [ICD-9 code]
- Vertebral artery syndrome (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- vertebral artery syndrome [SNOMED Notion]

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