Evidence for arterial embolization in dissecting aneurysm of the cervical vertebral artery.
Ultrasonographic imaging of the right cervical vertebral artery in a 57-year-old man with recurrent episodes of ischemia in the vertebrobasilar territory revealed a dissecting aneurysm with communication of the true and false lumen. This finding demonstrates that arterial dissection can form a nidus for distal embolization and supports the use of anticoagulation in this disorder.
From the Department of Neurology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Weinberger
From the Department of Neurology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Rudolph
From the Department of Radiology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Lidov