title: Cervical disc rupture causing vertebrobasilar insufficiency.
abstract: A case of vertebrobasilar transient ischemia and posterior cerebral infarction caused by a ruptured cervical disc is reported. The causes of extrinsic vertebral artery compression are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Budway
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Senter
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*