Vertebral artery dissection in Turner's syndrome: diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging.
Aortic artery dissection is a rare but well-recognized complication of Turner's syndrome. Isolated carotid or vertebral artery dissection has not previously been reported. The authors report the clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings in a 30-year-old woman with Turner's syndrome who developed a high cervical spinal cord infarction with a Brown-Sequard syndrome owing to bilateral vertebral artery dissection. The diagnosis and management of the case is reviewed.
Muscat
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Department of Neurology, Box 1052, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustav Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Lidov
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Nahar
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Tuhrim
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Weinberger
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J
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*