Spontaneous Intracranial Vertebral Artery Dissection in a 2-Year-Old Child Diagnosed with High-Resolution MRI: a Case Report
Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
;
: 259-263, 2019.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-764179
ABSTRACT
Although many imaging modalities can play some roles in the diagnosis of vertebral artery dissection (VAD), digital subtraction angiography (DSA) remains the gold standard method, with the highest detection rate and ability to assist in planning for endovascular treatment. However, this tool is often avoided in children because its invasive nature and it exposes them to radiation. High resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HR-MRI) have been suggested to be a reliable and non-invasive alternative, but it has never been discussed in children in whom vertebral artery dissection is a rare condition. In this report, we evaluate a case of a 2-year-old child who initially presented with cerebellar symptoms, and was early diagnosed with vertebral artery dissection using HR-MRI and was successfully treated.
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Main subject:
Vertebral Artery
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Angiography, Digital Subtraction
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Vertebral Artery Dissection
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Diagnosis
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Methods
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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