Spontaneous dissection of the vertebral artery in otorhinolaryngologic consultation: Case report
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Keywords
Dissection of the vertebral artery, encephalic vascular accident
Abstract
Spontaneous dissection of the vertebral artery is a frequent cause of encephalic vascular accident in young population. Below we report the case of a 42 year old male patient who attends the otorhinolaryngological clinic with a picture of acute installation of migraine associated to deficit of cranial pairs and instability in walk, that was interpreted at an emergency ward as a peripheral vertiginous syndrome, after a computed tomography of the brain without normal contrast. An angioresonance is requested, diagnosing spontaneous dissection of the right side vertebral artery, for which reason he is hospitalized and treated with systemic anticoagulation, with positive evolution
