Funny turns in Young badminton player: A case of cerebellar infarction secondary to vertebral artery dissection
Author(s) -
Bhupendra Shah,
Nawli Manandhar,
Raju Paudel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of advances in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2091-1440
pISSN - 2091-1432
DOI - 10.3126/jaim.v10i2.42194
Subject(s) - vertebral artery dissection , medicine , cerebellar artery , infarction , dissection (medical) , superior cerebellar artery , ataxia , vertebral artery , posterior inferior cerebellar artery , cerebellar ataxia , cerebellar vermis , surgery , radiology , cardiology , cerebellum , myocardial infarction , aneurysm , psychiatry
Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection is a rare cause of cerebellar infarction. Common presentations of cerebellar artery infarction are dizziness and ataxia. We are reporting a case of a 31-year-old male who presented with acute onset dizziness while playing badminton, who was diagnosed as cerebellar vermis infarction secondary to vertebral artery dissection.
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