title: Combined cerebellar and bilateral cervical posterior spinal artery stroke demonstrated on MRI.
abstract: Combined cerebellar and spinal ischemic stroke is a rare, critical condition. We report a patient with combined cerebellar and bilateral posterolateral cervical spinal cord infarction due to bilateral stenosis of the vertebral arteries. MRI is the method of choice for imaging this condition; diffusion-weighted imaging of the spinal cord gives reliable results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Klinikum der LMU München, Grosshadern, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reich
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Müller-Schunk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liebetrau
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Scheuerer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brückmann
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Hamann
mesh_terms: D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000473:pathology; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*