Lateral medullary infarction secondary to vertebral artery dissection presenting as a trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia.
A 51-year-old woman had an attack of severe hemifacial pain with autonomic features as the presenting symptom of a lateral medullary infarction. A bilateral vertebral artery dissection was demonstrated. The existence of secondary cases may lead to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias.
Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Alberto Villarejo
AV
Galende
Ana
A
Camacho
Carlos
C
Gomez-Escalonilla
Marta
M
Penas
Raúl
R
Juntas
Ana
A
Ramos
Jesús
J
Esteban
D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D014854:Lateral Medullary Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications*