Abstract
A case is reported of a patient who suffered a gunshot wound of the neck which resulted in occlusion of a vertebral artery. Within a few hours he deteriorated neurologically to a comatose state with a gaze paresis and a facial paresis ipsilateral to the occluded vertebral artery. The diagnosis of cerebellar infarction with brain-stem compression was made clinically, and a posterior fossa decompression was carried out promptly. The patient has made an excellent recovery. Cerebellar infarction, like cerebellar hemorrhage, may act as a posterior fossa mass requiring neurosurgical decompression. This report emphasizes that such a pathological process may occur after certain injuries that are likely to result in occlusion of a vertebral artery.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 111-113 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Neurosurgery |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1979 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Neuroscience(all)
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Cerebellar infarction resulting from traumatic occlusion of a vertebral artery. Case report. / Heros, Roberto.
In: Journal of Neurosurgery, Vol. 51, No. 1, 01.12.1979, p. 111-113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AB - A case is reported of a patient who suffered a gunshot wound of the neck which resulted in occlusion of a vertebral artery. Within a few hours he deteriorated neurologically to a comatose state with a gaze paresis and a facial paresis ipsilateral to the occluded vertebral artery. The diagnosis of cerebellar infarction with brain-stem compression was made clinically, and a posterior fossa decompression was carried out promptly. The patient has made an excellent recovery. Cerebellar infarction, like cerebellar hemorrhage, may act as a posterior fossa mass requiring neurosurgical decompression. This report emphasizes that such a pathological process may occur after certain injuries that are likely to result in occlusion of a vertebral artery.
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