Traumatic vertebral artery dissection in an adult with brachial plexus injury and cervical spinal fractures [PDF]
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury, 2007 We present a case of a 32 year-old right-hand dominant woman who sustained a right brachial plexus injury, ipsilateral fractures of the cervical spine transverse processes, and vertebral artery dissection.
Steyn Rian R, Motsitsi Silas NS
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Vertebral artery dissection in term pregnancy after cervical spine manipulation: a case report and review the literature [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Vertebral artery dissection is an uncommon, but potentially fatal, vascular event. This case aimed to describe the pathogenesis and clinical presentation of vertebral artery dissection in a term pregnant patient.
Francesca Monari +7 more
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Vertebral artery dissection in relation to pregnancy: a case series and literature review. [PDF]
AJOG Glob Rep, 2023 Cervical artery dissection is an uncommon condition for which pregnancy and postpartum states confer increased risk. Although the majority of patients with this condition fully recover, including resolution of the dissection on imaging, long-term ...
Rosalik KF +5 more
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Bilateral vertebral artery dissection extending to the left posterior cerebral artery: A case report. [PDF]
Radiol Case Rep, 2023 Intracranial artery dissection accounts for a small percentage (1%-2%) of all ischemic strokes. Vertebral artery dissection sometimes extends to the basilar artery but very rarely to the posterior cerebral artery.
Morishita M +7 more
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Vertebral artery dissection presenting as a Brown-Séquard syndrome: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Vertebral artery dissection has become increasingly recognized as an important cause of stroke. It usually presents with posterior headache or neck pain followed within hours or days by signs of posterior circulation stroke.
Miller Saul, Kottachchi Dan, Miller Eli
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Odontogenic Pain as the Principal Presentation of Vertebral Artery Pseudoaneurysm; a Case Report [PDF]
Emergency, 2015 Dissection of the vertebral artery is an important but rare cause of cerebrovascular accidents. Here we report a 48-year-old man with toothache since 4 days before who presented to the emergency department with neck pain and final diagnosis of dissecting
Marco Zenteno +3 more
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Traumatic Vertebral Artery Dissection
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1994 A girl, aged 9 years, with cerebellar infarction following minor neck injury sustained while ice-skating is reported from West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
J Gordon Millichap
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Outer lumen arterial imaging with CTA: A potential tool to diagnose vertebral artery dissection. [PDF]
Radiol Case RepDifferentiating vertebral artery dissection (VAD) from vertebral artery hypoplasia (VAH) can be difficult with standard CT/CTA imaging. However, making this distinction is critical to providing appropriate patient management.
George JT, Bathla G, Mark IT.
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Spontaneous bilateral vertebral artery dissection complicated by hemodynamic posterior circulation stroke: A case report. [PDF]
Radiol Case RepBilateral vertebral artery dissections account for only 8% of all vertebral artery dissections and cause just 2% of all ischemic strokes. They can occur spontaneously, even without any triggering factor.
Sqalli Houssaini A +4 more
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BMJ Case ReportsVertebral artery dissections are a rare pathology that carries a high risk of stroke in a younger population. They may be caused by minor mechanisms and the index of suspicion should be high. Treatment with anticoagulation or antiplatelets should follow if no surgical management is indicated.We describe a case of a female in her 30s who fell backward ...
Britt TB, Agarwal S.
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