Dissecting hematoma of the cervical vertebral artery. Case report.
A 31-year-old woman developed a sudden onset of vertebrobasilar ischemia while exercising. Cerebral arteriography revealed a dissecting hematoma of the cervical portion of the dominant vertebral artery. Both the neurological deficits and the intramural hematoma of vertebral artery resolved with conservative therapy alone.
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014711:Vertebral Artery; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology