title: Vertebral artery stenting in a patient with reversed flow in the anterior spinal artery.
abstract: We present neuroimages for a patient in a locked-in state with reversed flow in the anterior spinal artery as a result of bilateral distal vertebral artery occlusion. Following vertebral artery stenting, there is markedly improved flow in the posterior circulation and significant neurological recovery.
authors: Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY 10065, USA. jsd9001@nyp.org
authors: Jordan
authors: J
authors: Dubow
authors: Howard
authors: H
authors: Riina
authors: Athos
authors: A
authors: Patsalides
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D015607:Stents; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*