title: Vertebral artery dissection. Case report.
abstract: Vertebral artery dissection is an uncommon but important cause of posterior stroke in young and middle aged adults. We report a case with a long term fluctuating ischemic symptoms due to bilateral spontaneous dissection. Etiology and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hopital Civil de Jumet, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: el Nakadi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wery
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bodson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014711:Vertebral Artery; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000150:complications