Background: Symptomatic compression of the medulla oblongata and the pons by the vertebral artery is thought to be a rare condition; the literature pertaining to this condition consists merely of isolated case studies. Recent clinical experience suggests that this condition may be clinically under-appreciated and that patients with vascular compression of the brainstem are being misdiagnosed. M...

To cite: Ricks CB, Grandhi R, Ducruet AF. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014207486 DESCRIPTION A 74-year-old woman with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) presented to the emergency room with 3 days of right arm and leg ataxia, gait instability, dysphagia and intermittent occipital headaches. Her physical examination was notable for left upper and ...

Caudal regression syndrome is a rare congenital malformation with varying degrees of early gestational developmental failure. It is also known as sacral agenesis or caudal dysplasia. The cause of this malformation is thought to be defects in neuralization around the 28th day of the gestational period. Although maternal uncontrolled diabetes, genetic predisposition and vascular hypoperfusion are...

PURPOSE To describe the vascular and nonvascular intracranial and extracranial anomalies associated with hemangiomas and vascular malformations of the face, neck, and/or chest. METHODS Seventeen patients had a physical examination and imaging studies consisting of one or more of the following: pneumoencephalography, conventional carotid and vertebral arteriography, CT, MR imaging, and MR angi...

premature aging of Wiedmann rautenstrauch type is a rare syndrome,of which only nine cases has been reported up to 1994.this syndrome is characterized by cardiac, mental and physical problems such as skull and vertebral malformation which can be diagnosed from birth.in this article a 24 year old woman is reportef who was reffered to interal medicine clinic with the chief complaint of palpitatio...

Meningomyelocele: A Rare Case Report We report a case of Klippel-Feil syndrome associated with an anterior cervical meningomyelocele. A 36-year old female patient was referred for evaluation of bilateral symmetric small muscle wasting in both hands. MR images (Fig 1) showed fusion of cervical vertebrae and neural arches. There was an anterior meningomyelocele at the level of C6 and C7. The cerv...

Goldenhar's syndrome (oculo-auriculo-vertebral dysplasia) is characterised by epibulbar dermoids, auricular appendages, and vertebral anomalies including occipito-atlanto fusion, wedge and block vertebra, hernivertebra, spina bifida, and/or scoliosis. In addition to the above anomalies there are unilateral colobomas and occasionally microphthalmia; cataract or atrophy of the iris. The ears show...

BACKGROUND Class 3 urogenital malformations are a rarely encountered in the clinical setting. The association with complex vascular malformations represent a challenge in diagnosis and intraoperative management with an enhanced degree of the complexity. CASE PRESENTATION Young female presented to the emergency department with pain in the left lower quadrant and unspecific abdominal symptoms t...