Disecţia arterei vertebrale la adultul tînăr
Abstract
Vertebral Artery Dissection in Young Adults – Case Report and Review of the Literature Vertebral artery dissection is a important cause of stroke in young patients. It may be spontaneous or traumatic and can lead to various clinical symptoms. We describe a case of 38-year-old man, with no preceding trauma or apparent inciting event, presented with the acute onset of imbalance, dysarthria, left -sided paresthesias, headache, dysphagia, and dysmetria. Workup revealed a right vertebral artery dissection, ischemic stroke in the vertebro-basilar system, bulbar syndrome, right hemiparesis and cerebellar disorders.Downloads
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