The vertebral artery is divided into four segments (V1–V4; Figure 1). The V1 segment originates at the subclavian artery and extends to the transverse foramina of either the fifth or sixth ...

Vertebral artery dissection caused by swinging a golf ... A-b, The VA stays straight in the transverse foramens as long as the position of the head and the body are straight.

In 80% of cases, it is an ischemic stroke, caused by a clot blocking an artery. The rest are cerebral ... had a heart abnormality called a patent foramen ovale (PFO): a small hole between the ...

We report a case of a right vertebral artery dissection in a 35-year-old woman, 3 weeks post partum, with manifestations of vertebrobasilar disease. She was 3 weeks out from the uneventful delivery of ...

She was diagnosed with a left vertebral artery dissection of the V3 segment resulting in multiple cerebellar and cerebral infarcts. There were no risk factors for dissection other than recent COVID-19 ...

It has been reported that 3–4% of patients with GCA develop ischemic events secondary to vertebral artery stenosis or occlusion. The mainstay of therapy of GCA is high dose steroid and/or methotrexate ...

Owing to the improvement in BMT after completion of initial CEA and some of the CAS trials, the SPACE-2 (Stent Protected Angioplasty in Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis vs Endarterectomy) trial ...