Clinical and radiological evaluation in vertebral artery dissections

• Main Authors: Murat Çabalar, Samiye Uysal, Aslı Demirtaş Tatlıdede, Hakan Hatem selçuk, Batuhan Kara, Vildan Ayşe Yayla
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkish Society of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2013-04-01
• Series: Türk Beyin Damar Hastalıkları Dergisi
• Subjects: Stroke; vertebral artery; dissection.
• Online Access: http://www.journalagent.com/tbdhd/pdfs/TBDHD-49368-BRIEF_COMMUNICATION-CABALAR.pdf
• ISSN: 2146-9113

In recent years, vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is reported more frequently as a cause of young cerebrovascular accidents. It can occur spontaneously or following a neck manipulation and trauma. The patients were 3 females (mean age: 35±26 years) and 7 males (mean age: 37.71±4.96 years). Only 2 patients described neck trauma. Cerebellar findings were prominent in all cases. On radiological investigation, vascular changes of vertebral arteries were detected bilaterally in 2 cases, right in 5 and left in 3 cases. All the cases were treated with anticoagulant therapy and cured but 1 with sequela. Prognosis of vertebral artery dissection is generally good by early diagnosis and treatment. In this article, we reported clinical and radiological properties of 10 vertebral artery dissection cases.