Sulcal artery syndrome after vertebral artery dissection

Yuebing Li; Donna Jenny; Joshua A Bemporad; Clarissa J Liew; John Castaldo

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.05.006

Sulcal artery syndrome after vertebral artery dissection

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2010 Jul-Aug;19(4):333-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.05.006. Epub 2010 May 15.

Authors

Yuebing Li¹, Donna Jenny, Joshua A Bemporad, Clarissa J Liew, John Castaldo

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103, USA. Yuebing.Li@lvh.com

PMID: 20472465
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.05.006

Abstract

Sulcal artery syndrome is a rare cause of spinal cord infarction. We describe a case of sulcal artery syndrome due to traumatic vertebral artery dissection and review the known literature on this rare syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome / etiology*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Vertebral Artery Dissection / complications*