Vertebral artery dissection: not a rare cause of stroke in the young.
We hereby describe a 42-year-old lady who developed vertebral artery dissection following a head injury. The clinical features and management of the condition are discussed.
Umasankar
Udayaraj
U
Department of Medicine for Elderly, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham SE13 6LH, UK. usankar68@hotmail.com
Carroll
Timothy J
TJ
Famuboni
Adeyosola
A
Patel
Mehool D
MD
Starke
Ian D
ID
D000328:Adult; D017311:Amlodipine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000925:Anticoagulants; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D017311:Amlodipine; D014859:Warfarin; D001241:Aspirin