How to check for cerebral insufficiency?

Generally speaking, if you want to determine whether you suffer from cerebral ischemia, this disease is examined by taking a cervical spine film or doing a magnetic resonance imaging. If you want a more thorough examination, you can also perform a cervical spine imaging examination.

1. Insufficient blood supply to the brain is mostly caused by cervical spondylosis, vertebral basilar artery stenosis or spasm and cerebral vascular malformations . Symptoms include dizziness and tinnitus. In severe cases, you may not dare to open your eyes. If you have been diagnosed with cervical spondylosis compressing the vertebral artery and basilar artery, causing insufficient blood supply to the brain, and then cerebral vascular sclerosis, the main examination is to take a cervical spine film or do an MRI.

2. Experts say that the clinical symptoms of cerebral ischemia are diverse and complex, and sometimes difficult to diagnose . The patient's medical history and symptoms should be carefully inquired about, and a comprehensive examination of cardiovascular function, nervous system, otolaryngology, audiology, vestibular function, etc. should be conducted. In addition, cervical spine imaging examinations, transcranial Doppler ultrasound examinations, head CT or MRI examinations, and vertebral artery angiography can further clarify the diagnosis.

In addition, symptoms and signs of insufficient blood flow to the brain include:

1. Vestibular system symptoms: Dizziness is a common symptom, mostly rotational vertigo. Vertigo attacks usually reach a peak within 2-5 minutes and last for 2-15 minutes. It is often accompanied by ataxia, but usually without tinnitus and hearing loss.

2. Visual symptoms: Ischemia of the brainstem and cerebrum may cause blurred vision, diplopia, loss of visual field in one eye or both eyes on the same side, blackouts, and even blindness.

3. Brain symptoms: Headache is a common symptom, with throbbing pain, sometimes bursting pain, mostly located in the occipital region, aggravated by bending over or holding the breath, often accompanied by mental retardation, fainting or falling, dyssynapsis, slurred speech, memory loss, etc.

4. Pyramidal tract symptoms: numbness of the face and limbs, abnormal sensation, etc.