Traumatic vertebral artery dissection in a child with brachial plexus injury.
Traumatic vertebral artery dissection is an unusual event in children, but early recognition and treatment are important to prevent neurological deficits. The authors present a case of a 4-year-old boy with a traumatic extracranial vertebral artery dissection, who suffers from left arm monoplegia due to brachial plexus injury.
Park
Seong-Hyun
SH
Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Daegu 700-722, Korea.
Sung
Joo-Kyung
JK
Hwang
Sung-Kyoo
SK
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014711:Vertebral Artery; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis*