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Cervical myelopathy due to neurovascular compression syndrome caused by persistent first intersegmental artery: a case report

BACKGROUND: Persistent first intersegmental artery (PFIA) is a rare anatomical variation of vertebral arteries and is an asymptomatic finding in most cases. Here we report a rare case of cervical myelopathy caused by spinal cord compression by the PFIA. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a 52-year-o...

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Autores principales: Endo, Takuro, Sugawara, Taku, Higashiyama, Naoki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33143678
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-01976-x