Anticoagulation therapy for vertebral artery stump syndrome

J Neurol Sci. 2010 Aug 15;295(1-2):125-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.05.006. Epub 2010 Jun 4.

Abstract

There are very few reports describing the presence of a stump embolism after vertebral artery occlusion. We describe three patients who presented with posterior circulation ischemic strokes after vertebral artery occlusion. These patients were successfully treated with anticoagulation therapy without surgical or endovascular treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / complications
  • Cerebral Angiography / methods
  • Embolism / drug therapy*
  • Embolism / etiology
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Vertebral Artery / pathology*

Substances

  • Anticoagulants