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Lateral Medullary Infarction Secondary to Vertebral Artery Dissection Presenting as a Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgia
Author(s) -
Galende Alberto Villarejo,
Camacho Ana,
GomezEscalonilla Carlos,
Penas Marta,
Juntas Raúl,
Ramos Ana,
Esteban Jesús
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.04012.x
Subject(s) - medicine , medullary cavity , dissection (medical) , infarction , vertebral artery , vertebral artery dissection , cardiology , surgery , anatomy , myocardial infarction
A 51‐year‐old woman had an attack of severe hemifacial pain with autonomic features as the presenting symptom of a lateral medullary infarction. A bilateral vertebral artery dissection was demonstrated. The existence of secondary cases may lead to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias.