Vertebral Artery Dissection Presented with Monoplegia by Cervical Radiculopathy / 이화의대지
The Ewha Medical Journal
;
: 41-45, 2014.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-161393
ABSTRACT
Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is one of important causes of posterior circulation strokes in young age patients. Typical presentations of VAD are occipital headache or posterior neck pain, with various signs arising from brainstem or cerebellar infarctions. Muscular weakness or sensory change of an ipsilateral arm owing to cervical nerve root involvement in association with the VAD has been reported very rarely. Herein we describe two unusual manifestations of extracranial VAD, which presented with monoplegia of single upper limb.
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Main subject:
Arm
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Radiculopathy
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Vertebral Artery
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Brain Stem
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Muscle Weakness
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Neck Pain
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Stroke
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Vertebral Artery Dissection
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Upper Extremity
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Headache
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Ewha Medical Journal
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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