Collateral damage: a case report of vertebral artery dissection and stroke in the young with persistent primitive trigeminal artery

Stroke in the young is an uncommon condition resulting in significant morbidity and as result trammels the integrity of healthcare systems [1]. We present an unusual case of a 37-year-old male presenting with neurologic signs of right parietal lobe infarction with evidence of vertebral artery dissec...

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Autores principales: Caesar, Kymmi S, Maharaj, Dale A, Ramlakhansingh, Anil, Sinanan, Alexander, Ramsingh, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9853924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36694603
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omac076
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Sumario:Stroke in the young is an uncommon condition resulting in significant morbidity and as result trammels the integrity of healthcare systems [1]. We present an unusual case of a 37-year-old male presenting with neurologic signs of right parietal lobe infarction with evidence of vertebral artery dissection and persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomosis as a conduit for thromboembolism.

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