title: Compressive Cervical Radiculopathy due to Vertebral Artery Dissection.
abstract: Rarely, not stroke but peripheral weakness can result from cervical artery dissection. In these cases, a mural hematoma compressing the ipsilateral C5 and/or C6 root can be demonstrated.
authors: Neurological Clinic Klinikum Bogenhausen, Muenchen, Germany. Electronic address: olaf.eberhardt@klinikum-muenchen.de.
authors: Olaf
authors: O
authors: Eberhardt
authors: Neurological Clinic Klinikum Bogenhausen, Muenchen, Germany.
authors: Helge
authors: H
authors: Topka
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection; cervical; nerve root compression; radiculopathy