title: Anticoagulation therapy for vertebral artery stump syndrome.
abstract: There are very few reports describing the presence of a stump embolism after vertebral artery occlusion. We describe three patients who presented with posterior circulation ischemic strokes after vertebral artery occlusion. These patients were successfully treated with anticoagulation therapy without surgical or endovascular treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Stroke Center, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Japan. hkawanoo@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inatomi
authors.forename: Teruyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yonehara
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uchino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D004617:Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants