Bilateral Medial Medullary Infarction with Nondominant Vertebral Artery Occlusion.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
; 24(9): e241-4, 2015 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Bilateral medial medullary infarction (MMI) is a rare stroke subtype. Here, we report a case with bilateral MMI caused by nondominant vertebral artery occlusion confirmed by brain digital subtraction angiography and magnetic resonance imaging basi-parallel-anatomical-scanning. We highlight that anterior spinal arteries could originate from a unilateral vertebral artery (VA). Radiologists and neurologists should pay attention to the nondominant VA as bilateral MMI may be induced by occlusion of nondominant VA that supplies the bilateral anteromedial territories of the medulla.
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Assunto principal:
Insuficiência Vertebrobasilar
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Bulbo
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Infarto Encefálico
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article