Abstract
A patient with cervical spasm and progressive myelopathy due to spinal cord compression by a loop of abnormal extra-cranial vertebral artery at the cervicomedullary junction after head injury is presented. This occurrence is rare. Magnetic resonance image is diagnostic. Surgical decompression with a piece of silicon sling to retract the vertebral artery away from the cord was curative for the patient.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 213-219 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Acta Neurologica Taiwanica |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
Keywords
- Cervicomedullary junction
- Myelopathy
- Vertebral artery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neurology