| Bilateral posterior medullary and cervical stroke: a case report. | |
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PMID: 16998734 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Spinal strokes are often localised in the anterior spinal artery territory, whereas an involvement of the posterior spinal arteries (PSA) is uncommon, and usually unilateral. Bilateral PSA stroke is exceptional. A 70-year-old woman, after a mild head trauma, presented with cervical pain, left hypoaesthesia and sensitive ataxia, which then extended to the right hemibody, including face. A Doppler ultrasound showed an only systolic flow signal in the left vertebral artery (VA). MR showed a bilateral infarction extending from the posterior medulla oblongata to C4 and a left hypoplasic VA with lack of visualisation of the V3 segment. This case was peculiar, implying a bilateral stroke in the PSA territory, possibly related to a left VA dissection, and in the presence of a dominant PSA, originating from the hypoplasic VA and of hyposupply of posterior radiculomedullary arteries and anastomoses. |
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Authors:
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J Mandrioli; A Zini; F Cavalleri; P Nichelli; P Panzetti |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology Volume: 27 ISSN: 1590-1874 ISO Abbreviation: Neurol. Sci. Publication Date: 2006 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-09-25 Completed Date: 2006-11-14 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100959175 Medline TA: Neurol Sci Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 281-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Neurological Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Nuovo Ospedale Civile S. Agostino-Estense, Via Giardini 1355, Baggiovara, I-41100, Modena (MO), Italy. jessicamandrioli@libero.it |
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Aged Female Humans Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods Medulla Oblongata / pathology* Stroke / pathology*, radiography Ultrasonography, Doppler / methods Vertebral Artery / pathology*, radiography |
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