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Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection: Posterior circulation stroke
Manoj Deshmukh, Anju Wadhwa, Ravi RajdeoJournal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine 2015 6(4):206-208Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is relatively rare but an important cause of posterior circulation stroke. A 46-year-male complaining of sudden onset headache, neck pain with right-sided neuro deficit in the form of hemiparesis was evaluated by contrast magnetic resonance imaging and dual-energy computed tomography (CT) and brain neck angiography which revealed a short segment extracranial left-sided VAD, associated with acute infarct in the left occipital region. The patient was managed conservatively and f...
Source: Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine - October 21, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Manoj DeshmukhAnju WadhwaRavi Rajdeo Source Type: research