Spontaneous Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection During a Basketball Game: A Case Report

Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection accounts for 2% of all ischemic strokes and can occur as a consequence of sports events. We present an unusual case of spontaneous bilateral vertebral artery dissection in a 30-year-old male patient during a basketball game. He developed severe dysphagia, righ...

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Autores principales: Mas Rodriguez, Manuel F., Berrios, Rafael Arias, Ramos, Edwardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2016
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Focus Topic: Head and Spine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4702151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26733592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738114547347
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description Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection accounts for 2% of all ischemic strokes and can occur as a consequence of sports events. We present an unusual case of spontaneous bilateral vertebral artery dissection in a 30-year-old male patient during a basketball game. He developed severe dysphagia, right hemiparesis, and balance dysfunction. We also present a review of the pathology, diagnosis, symptomatology, treatment, prognosis, and occurrence of this entity in sports.
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spelling pubmed-47021512017-01-01 Spontaneous Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection During a Basketball Game: A Case Report Mas Rodriguez, Manuel F. Berrios, Rafael Arias Ramos, Edwardo Sports Health Focus Topic: Head and Spine Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection accounts for 2% of all ischemic strokes and can occur as a consequence of sports events. We present an unusual case of spontaneous bilateral vertebral artery dissection in a 30-year-old male patient during a basketball game. He developed severe dysphagia, right hemiparesis, and balance dysfunction. We also present a review of the pathology, diagnosis, symptomatology, treatment, prognosis, and occurrence of this entity in sports. SAGE Publications 2016-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4702151/ /pubmed/26733592 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738114547347 Text en © 2014 The Author(s)
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title_short Spontaneous Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection During a Basketball Game: A Case Report
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topic Focus Topic: Head and Spine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4702151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26733592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738114547347
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