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Spontaneous basilar artery dissection.
Dissection of the basilar artery is rare. We report a 51-year-old man who developed acute pontine infarction associated with dissection of the distal basilar artery. There was no trauma or unaccustomed movement of the head and neck prior to the stroke. The dissection was diagnosed non-invasively by magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography. Cervicocerebral artery dissection ...
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Dissection of the basilar artery caused sudden coma and death in a 40-year-old man. Atypical clinical features were explained at necropsy. A ventral dissection of the artery within its outer layers resulted in destruction of the pontine tegmentum with sparing of the basis pontis. An unsuspected defect in the internal elastic lamina in the left internal carotid artery was also found suggesting a...
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There have been inconsistencies on the prognosis and controversies as to the proper management of acute basilar artery dissection. The aim of this study was to evaluate acute basilar artery dissection and its outcome after management. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 21 patients (mean age, 53 years; range, 24-78 years) with acute basilar artery dissection were identifie...
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This paper presents the case report of an 11-year-old boy with an acute dissection with thrombosis of the left vertebral artery and thrombosis of the basilar artery. The patient was treated with acute systemic thrombolysis, followed by intra-arterial thrombolysis, without any clinical improvement, showing left hemiplegia, bilateral clonus, hyperreflexia, and impaired consciousness. MRI indicate...
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Isolated dissection of the basilar artery (BA) is rare and still a big challenge regarding treatment. The suitable therapeutic strategies for dissection of the BA remain controversial. We report the case of a young patient with a giant unruptured dissection of the BA successfully treated by endovascular coil embolization. A 14-year-old male who underwent computed tomography (CT)...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.46.2.126