Short Communications Delayed Cerebellar Infarction Following a Car Accident
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INFARCTION IN THE VERTEBRO-BASILAR artery distribution has been noted in a variety of circumstances associated with head turning and hyperextension of the neck, but the interval between the trauma and the cerebrovascular stroke is usually short. This paper describes a patient who developed a cerebellar infarction five weeks following a car accident, an unusually long delay which deserves mention for its pathophysiological and medico-legal implications.
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