Compressive Cervical Radiculopathy due to Vertebral Artery Dissection

Olaf Eberhardt; Helge Topka

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.01.002

Compressive Cervical Radiculopathy due to Vertebral Artery Dissection

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2015 May;24(5):e115-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.01.002. Epub 2015 Mar 21.

Authors

Olaf Eberhardt¹, Helge Topka²

Affiliations

¹ Neurological Clinic Klinikum Bogenhausen, Muenchen, Germany. Electronic address: olaf.eberhardt@klinikum-muenchen.de.
² Neurological Clinic Klinikum Bogenhausen, Muenchen, Germany.

PMID: 25804572
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.01.002

Abstract

Rarely, not stroke but peripheral weakness can result from cervical artery dissection. In these cases, a mural hematoma compressing the ipsilateral C5 and/or C6 root can be demonstrated.

Keywords: Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection; cervical; nerve root compression; radiculopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Radiculopathy / etiology*
Vertebral Artery Dissection / complications*