%0 Journal Article %T Dolichoectasia of basilar artery causing obstructive hydrocephalous and cranial nerves compression %A Amit Mittal %A Ajay Mittal %A B. K. Agrawal %A Vinod Mehta %J Calicut Medical Journal %D 2009 %I %X Dilatation and elongation of the vertebrobasilar arterial system has long been a recognized clinical entity. Patients may present with cranial nerve dysfunction, transient ischaemic attack, hydrocephalus and subarachnoid hemorrhage. We are presenting a case of dolichoectasia of basilar artery causing hydrocephalus and cranial nerves dysfunction. %K basilar artery %U http://calicutmedicaljournal.org/2009/3/e6.pdf