Rupture of contralateral vertebral artery dissection two years after spontaneous occlusion of ipsilateral vertebral artery dissection: a case report

Vertebral artery dissection after radiation therapy: A case report.

CADs are characterized by a low rate of recurrence, and familial occurrence is low. These observations suggest that shortlived trigger mechanisms may play an important role in the pathogenesis of CAD. We report for the first time a case of VAD in a man who received ipsilateral head-and-neck radiation therapy for a cancer of the base of the tongue, to illustrate that CAD should also be included ...

Spontaneous dissection of the vertebral artery: report of three cases.

PURPOSE Vertebral artery dissection (VAD), although uncommon, is an important cause of ischemic stroke in young adults. Without prompt diagnosis and treatment, it may cause mortality and morbidity. Spontaneous VAD related to abrupt neck position change, sudden sneezing, or severe cough and vomiting after fish bone choking are rarely reported. This report describes three cases of spontaneous VAD...

Extracranial vertebral artery dissection

Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is not uncommon in the young adult population. Owing to the various clinical manifestations; the diagnosis of VAD mainly depends on imaging examinations. Ultrasound has found an increasingly wide utilization in the diagnosis of VAD because of the continuous improvement in the resolution of ultrasonic instruments and accessibility.We retrospectively collected th...

Extracranial vertebral artery dissection.

Vertebral Artery Dissection

Background and Purpose: In this study we analyzed the value of ultrasound examination for diagnosis of vertebral artery dissection. Methods: The vertebrobasilar arterial system was assessed in 14 patients using transcranial and extracranial pulsed-wave Doppler and duplex sonography. Results: The dissections were verified by angiography (in 1 patient), magnetic resonance imaging (in 5), or both ...