Vertebrobasilar insufficiency is a condition characterized by poor blood flow to the posterior (back) portion of the brain, which is fed by two vertebral arteries that join to become the basilar artery. Blockage of these arteries occurs over time through a process called atherosclerosis, or the build-up of plaque.
No, Portugal is not a Mediterranean country. It does, however, have a mediterranean climate, but it is not considered a mediterranean country because the south does not have the Mediterranean Sea as a coast.
Countries of the Mediterranean Region. List of the 21 Countries Bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Marina Grande Harbor in the City of Capri, an Italian island off the Sorrentine Peninsula on the south side of Gulf of Naples in the Mediterranean Sea.