Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Stroke Due to a Severe Right Vertebral Artery Stenosis With a Left Cervical Internal Carotid Artery Dissection: What's Next?

Guidelines for the treatment and management of ischemic strokes triggered by stenosis versus dissection are well established. However, the presence of both entities in the same patient, although rare, poses challenges for short- and long-term treatment. Here, we describe the case of a 55-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with a 72-hour history of headache, dizziness, unbalanced gait, nausea, and two episodes of vomiting.