title: Anomalous vertebral artery-induced cervical cord compression causing severe nape pain. Case report.
abstract: The authors describe a very rare case of cervical cord compression caused by anomalous bilateral vertebral arteries (VAs). A 65-year-old woman had been suffering from intractable nape pain and torticollis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a signal void region in which spinal cord compression was present. Angiography demonstrated anomalous bilateral VAs compressing the spinal cord. Microvascular decompressive surgery was successfully performed. Neuroradiological and intraoperative findings are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata City, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D003399:Craniotomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014103:Torticollis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery