Posterior cervical spinal cord infarction following vertebral artery dissection.
There are only two reported cases of unilateral posterior cervical spinal cord infarction as a result of vertebral artery dissection. We describe the first reported case of bilateral posterior spinal cord infarction caused by vertebral artery dissection.
Bergqvist
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CA
Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Goldberg
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HI
Thorarensen
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Bird
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SJ
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D014711:Vertebral Artery