A case of traumatic intracranial vertebral artery injury presenting with life-threatening symptoms

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Abstract

Traumatic intracranial vertebral artery injury is a relatively rare but potentially fatal disease. We present a case of a 63-year-old man who presented with sudden onset of loss of consciousness after hitting his head. After immediate resuscitation, he showed quadriplegia and absence of spontaneous breathing. Brain and cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging revealed an atlantoaxial subluxation, fractured C2 odontoid process, left vertebral artery occlusion, and bilateral extensive ischemia in the medulla oblongata and high cervical spinal cord. Digital subtraction angiography demonstrated left vertebral artery dissection just below the level of vertebral body C2. © 2012 Kishi et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd.

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Kishi, S., Kanaji, K., Doi, T., & Matsumura, T. (2012). A case of traumatic intracranial vertebral artery injury presenting with life-threatening symptoms. International Medical Case Reports Journal, 5(1), 23–28. https://doi.org/10.2147/imcrj.s30930

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