title: Vertebral artery dissection and alternating hemiparesis in an adolescent.
abstract: A case report of vertebral artery dissection and alternating hemiparesis in an adolescent boy is presented. The diagnosis was confirmed by findings on a computed tomographic brain scan and a four-vessel cerebral arteriogram. The patient has been treated with aspirin for 2 years and has had no further transient ischemic attacks.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000293:injuries; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*