Fatal bilateral vertebral artery dissection in a patient with cystic medial necrosis.
A 38-year-old man experienced severe neck pain while playing badminton. This was followed by symptoms of vertebrobasilar ischaemia, seizure and coma. Autopsy showed bilateral vertebral artery dissection and cystic medial necrosis.
Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital.
C M
CM
Chang
H K
HK
Ng
S Y
SY
Leung
K Y
KY
Fong
Y L
YL
Yu
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000473:pathology*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000473:pathology*; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000473:pathology