Fatal outcome after brain stem infarction related to bilateral vertebral artery occlusion - case report of a detrimental complication of cervical spine trauma

BACKGROUND: Vertebral artery injury (VAI) after blunt cervical trauma occurs more frequently than historically believed. The symptoms due to vertebral artery (VA) occlusion usually manifest within the first 24 hours after trauma. Misdiagnosed VAI or delay in diagnosis has been reported to cause acut...

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Autores principales: Yoshihara, Hiroyuki, VanderHeiden, Todd F, Harasaki, Yasuaki, Beauchamp, Kathryn M, Stahel, Philip F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3161841/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21756312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-5-18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3161841/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21756312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-5-18

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