title: Cervical cord compression by the vertebral artery causing a severe cervical pain: case report.
abstract: A case of a cervical cord compression by the vertebral artery within the spinal canal is reported in a 47-year-old man. The clinical presentation, radiologic features, and the operative treatment are summarized. The mechanism by which this lesion caused a severe cervical pain is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu Municipal Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000601:surgery*