Open AccessVertebral artery dissection presenting as isolated vertigo
Author(s) -
Neil Rane,
Duncan McAuley
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.11.2008.1238
Subject(s) - medicine , vertigo , vertebral artery dissection , vertebral artery , dissection (medical) , brainstem , radiology , surgery
In this report a central cause of isolated vertigo in a 24-year-old woman is presented: brainstem infarct secondary to vertebral artery dissection.