title: Posterior headache as a warning symptom of vertebral dissection: a case report.
abstract: Cervicocerebral arterial dissection is an important cause of stroke in young adults; the onset is often characterised by severe occipital headache, followed by nausea, vomiting and vertigo, mimicking a migraine attack. We describe herewith a case of vertebral arterial dissection with cerebellar infarction, which started with a posterior headache and neurovegetative symptoms, without other signs. Recommendations for recognition of similar cases, potentially dangerous and treatable, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: U.O. Neurologia, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Antonio Abate, Via Pastori 4, Gallarate (VA), Italy. stefy.lanfranchi@libero.it
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lanfranchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Falco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zarcone
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*