title: Vertebral artery occlusion associated with closed head injury: report of three cases.
abstract: Vertebral artery occlusion associated with closed head injury is an uncommon clinical entity. Three cases are presented with discussion of the mechanisms of injury, pathology, diagnosis, possible treatment modalities and autopsy findings in the two fatalities. Angiography is essential for diagnosis and in fatal cases post-mortem examination of the entire length of the vertebral arteries should be routine.
authors: Neurosurgical Unit, Dunedin Hospital, New Zealand.
authors: S N
authors: SN
authors: Bishara
authors: A G
authors: AG
authors: Dempster
authors: E W
authors: EW
authors: Mee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male