Vertebrobasilar insufficiency Health Dictionary

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Intermittent episodes of dizziness, double vision, weakness, and difficulty in speaking caused by reduced blood flow to parts of the brain. It is usually due to atherosclerosis of the basilar and vertebral arteries and other arteries in the base of the brain. Vertebrobasilar insufficiency sometimes precedes a stroke.
Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association

Vertebrobasilar Insuffiency

Intermittent incidents of double vision, dizziness, weakness and speaking diffculties caused by a reduced blood supply to parts of the BRAIN. The cause is usually obstruction in the basilar, vertebral and other arteries at the base of the brain. The condition is sometimes the precursor of a STROKE.... vertebrobasilar insuffiency

Accommodative Insufficiency

a weakness of accommodation as a part of the ageing process or as a result of injury, disease, or the effect of medication.... accommodative insufficiency

Convergence Insufficiency

a condition in which the eyes fail to turn inwards enough to achieve fusion of separate images during near vision. In some cases, convergence exercises (see orthoptics) can improve the condition.... convergence insufficiency

Insufficiency

n. inability of an organ or part, such as the heart or kidney, to carry out its normal function.... insufficiency

Uteroplacental Insufficiency

the most common cause of *intrauterine growth restriction, due to abnormalities in placental development and *trophoblast invasion. The exact cause may be unknown or due to a number of recognizable causes, e.g. pre-eclampsia, inherited *thrombophilias causing placental infarction or thrombosis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. It may lead to stillbirth.... uteroplacental insufficiency



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