Sequential Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissections with Prompt Resolution of Initial Insult.

Case Rep Neurol

Department of Neurology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maguire Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA.

Published: June 2020

Vertebral arterial dissection is a known cause of stroke in young adults. There has been a multitude of cases of bilateral vertebral dissections, including progression from one vertebral artery to another. This case reports the curious sequential nature of the healing of a previously dissected vertebral artery with subsequent dissection of the collateral vertebral artery. Follow-up neuroimaging evaluation performed several months later showed healed bilateral vertebral artery. The potential trigger was neck cracking.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7325214PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000506766DOI Listing

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