Disección de arteria vertebral: presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura / Vertebral artery disection: 1 case report and literature review
Rev. méd. Chile
; 122(9): 1039-44, sept. 1994. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Vertebral artery dissection seems to be a frequent cause of stroke in young adults. We report a 34 years old female that suffered a cardiac arrest while practicing aerobics, with complete recovery and four months later developed an acute Wallenberg`s syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an infarction in the right cerebellar hemisphere. Angiography revealed an occlusion of the third segment (V3) of the right vertebral artery which was hypoplastic. The patient was anticoagulated with a favorable clinical outcome. A follow up angiography, performed six months later, showed an incomplete recanalization of the vessel. Vertebral artery dissection should be suspected in every patient with ischemic symptoms or signs related to the vertebrobacilar territory, specially in young or middle aged patients with a history of trauma. magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound-doppler examinations are the diagnostic test of choice
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LILACS
Asunto principal:
Arteria Vertebral
/
Síndrome Medular Lateral
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Trastornos Cerebrovasculares
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
1994
Tipo del documento:
Article