title: Tapia syndrome caused by a vertebral artery dissection.
abstract: A 63-year-old man presented to our otorhinolaryngology department with hoarseness and neck pain of 3 weeks' duration. After a thorough workup, we established a diagnosis of Tapia syndrome secondary to a vertebral artery dissection. We review the literature and discuss the clinical presentation of this rare syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Freiburg University Hospital, Denglerstr. 78, 53173 Bonn, Germany. al_sihan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mutlaq
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Sihan
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: Erwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Löhle
mesh_terms: D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D020437:Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D020421:Vagus Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*