Fractured cervical spine, dissected vertebral artery, and life-threatening stroke: A challenging case report and literature review

CONCLUSION: Rapid management of patients with dramatic clinical presentation can lead to full recovery. Implications include a systematic screening of blunt trauma VAI through computed tomography angiography when dealing with high-risk cervical spine fractures; patients harboring both a cervical spine fracture and a VAI must be transferred to a tertiary referral hospital able to deal both with strokes and cervical spine surgery to ensure responsiveness in case of stroke.PMID:38621474 | DOI:10.1016/j.neuchi.2024.101561
Source: Neurochirurgie - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Source Type: research