C2 Segmental-Type Vertebral Artery Diagnosed Using Computed Tomographic Angiography
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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: 194-200, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Sometimes a vertebral artery (VA) enters the spinal canal via the C1–2 intervertebral space, a variation regarded as a C2 segmental-type VA. This paper describes the anatomy of the C2 segmental-type VA and reviews its clinical importance.METHODS:
Between March 2014 and November 2015, 3386 patients underwent computed tomographic angiography. I identified C2 segmental-type VAs, associated vascular variation, the origin of ipsilateral posterior inferior cerebellar arteries (PICAs), and the clinical symptoms associated with C2 segmental-type VAs. The origin of an ipsilateral PICA is divided into 5 types. A type 1 PICA originates from ipsilateral VAs coursing suboccipitally (IVASO), a type 2 originates from ipsilateral proximal C2 segmental-type VAs, a type 3 originates from ipsilateral distal C2 segmental-type VAs. For type 4, the PICA does not originate from an ipsilateral VA. For type 5, the PICA is the terminal end of an ipsilateral C2 segmental-type VA.RESULTS:
One hundred thirteen patients had 121 C2 segmental-type VAs; 47 were associated with an IVASO, and 74 were not. Four type 1, 13 type 2, 60 type 3, 42 type 4, and two type 5 PICAs were identified. Only one patient showed symptoms associated with a C2 segmental-type VA, being a 71-year-old man presenting with a C2 segmental-type VA infarction.CONCLUSION:
For C2 segmental-type VAs, the ipsilateral IVASO and origin of the PICA are important for predicting the outcome of this type of VA infarction.
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Main subject:
Arteries
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Spinal Canal
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Vertebral Artery
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Angiography
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Pica
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Infarction
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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