Table 1

Distribution of the offending vessels in relation to the vertebrobasilar configuration

Offending vesselType of vertebrobasilar anatomyTotal
Type I (%)Type II (%)Type III (%)
AICA6 (18)5 (100)25 (81)36 (52.1%)
PICA24 (73)06 (19)30 (43.5%)
VA3 (9)003 (4.4%)
Total3353169
  • AICA=anterior inferior cerebellar artery; PICA=posterior inferior cerebellar artery; VA=vertebral artery. Types I and III are significantly different (p<0.01, two way ANOVA).