Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (IADE): pathology
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (IADE): pathology. These are dilated and elongated arteries. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Gross pathology
- These are dilated and elongated arteries
- They have an increased vessel diameter (ectasis)
- They follow a long and tortuous course (dolichosis)
- 80% involve the basilar artery
Microscopic pathology
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Diagnostic arterial diameter cut-off
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Defining features of basilar arterial elongation
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Synonyms
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Gross pathology
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Microscopic pathology
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Diagnostic arterial diameter cut-off
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Defining features of basilar arterial elongation
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References
- Del Brutto VJ, Ortiz JG, Biller J. Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia. Front Neurol 2017; 8:344.
- Pico F, Labreuche J, Amarenco P. Pathophysiology, presentation, prognosis, and management of intracranial arterial dolichoectasia. Lancet Neurol 2015; 14:833-845.
- Passero SG, Rossi S. Natural history of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia. Neurology 2008; 70:66-72.
- Smoker WR, Price MJ, Keyes WD, Corbett JJ, Gentry LR. High-resolution computed tomography of the basilar artery: 1. Normal size and position. Am J Neuroradiol 1986; 7:55-60.
- Del Brutto VJ, Ortiz JG, Biller J. Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia. Front Neurol 2017; 8:344.
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