Dangers of cerebral artery stenosis

  1.Causing a decrease in cerebral blood flow and a decrease in the compensatory capacity of cerebral blood flow.  2.Dislodgement of atherosclerotic plaque at the stenosis site leads to cerebral embolism.  3.Severe stenosis causes a significant reduction of cerebral blood flow directly causing cerebral infarction.  According to domestic and foreign data, for severe cerebral artery stenosis, although treated by regular medical treatment, about 1/3 of patients still have a serious stroke within 3 years.