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[Unilateral posterior spinal artery syndrome of the upper cervical cord associated with vertebral artery occlusion]. 1994

H Fukuda, and M Kitani

Department of Neurology, Masuda Red Cross Hospital.

Upper cervical cord infarction in the territory of the posterior spinal artery is very rare. We present here an elderly man who developed right upper cervical (C1-2) posterior spinal artery syndrome associated with vertebral artery occlusion. A 62-year-old man suffered a right upper cervical (C1-2) posterior spinal artery syndrome. The onset was associated with neck flexion. Magnetic resonance imaging clearly showed an ischemic lesion. Cerebral angiography revealed occlusion of the distal end of an ipsilateral vertebral artery. The occlusion of the vertebral artery probably caused the cervical cord infarction. The neck flexion possibly induced thrombogenesis in the vertebral artery. Unilateral upper cervical posterior spinal artery syndrome associated with vertebral occlusion following neck flexion was suggested.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007238	Infarction	Formation of an infarct, which is NECROSIS in tissue due to local ISCHEMIA resulting from obstruction of BLOOD CIRCULATION, most commonly by a THROMBUS or EMBOLUS.	Infarct,Infarctions,Infarcts
D008279	Magnetic Resonance Imaging	Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques.	Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009333	Neck	The part of a human or animal body connecting the HEAD to the rest of the body.	Necks
D011187	Posture	The position or physical attitude of the body.	Postures
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013116	Spinal Cord	A cylindrical column of tissue that lies within the vertebral canal. It is composed of WHITE MATTER and GRAY MATTER.	Coccygeal Cord,Conus Medullaris,Conus Terminalis,Lumbar Cord,Medulla Spinalis,Myelon,Sacral Cord,Thoracic Cord,Coccygeal Cords,Conus Medullari,Conus Terminali,Cord, Coccygeal,Cord, Lumbar,Cord, Sacral,Cord, Spinal,Cord, Thoracic,Cords, Coccygeal,Cords, Lumbar,Cords, Sacral,Cords, Spinal,Cords, Thoracic,Lumbar Cords,Medulla Spinali,Medullari, Conus,Medullaris, Conus,Myelons,Sacral Cords,Spinal Cords,Spinali, Medulla,Spinalis, Medulla,Terminali, Conus,Terminalis, Conus,Thoracic Cords
D013577	Syndrome	A characteristic symptom complex.	Symptom Cluster,Cluster, Symptom,Clusters, Symptom,Symptom Clusters,Syndromes
D014715	Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency	Localized or diffuse reduction in blood flow through the vertebrobasilar arterial system, which supplies the BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; OCCIPITAL LOBE; medial TEMPORAL LOBE; and THALAMUS. Characteristic clinical features include SYNCOPE; lightheadedness; visual disturbances; and VERTIGO. BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS or other BRAIN INFARCTION may be associated.	Basilar Artery Insufficiency,Basilar Artery Stenosis,Vertebral Artery Insufficiency,Vertebral Artery Stenosis,Basilar Artery Ischemia,Basilar Insufficiency,Vertebral Artery Ischemia,Vertebro-Basilar Insufficiency,Vertebro-Basilar Ischemia,Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia,Vertebrobasilar Ischemia,Artery Insufficiencies, Basilar,Artery Insufficiencies, Vertebral,Artery Insufficiency, Basilar,Artery Insufficiency, Vertebral,Artery Ischemia, Basilar,Artery Ischemia, Vertebral,Artery Ischemias, Basilar,Artery Ischemias, Vertebral,Artery Stenoses, Basilar,Artery Stenoses, Vertebral,Artery Stenosis, Basilar,Artery Stenosis, Vertebral,Basilar Artery Insufficiencies,Basilar Artery Ischemias,Basilar Artery Stenoses,Basilar Insufficiencies,Dolichoectasia, Vertebrobasilar,Dolichoectasias, Vertebrobasilar,Insufficiencies, Basilar,Insufficiencies, Basilar Artery,Insufficiencies, Vertebral Artery,Insufficiencies, Vertebro-Basilar,Insufficiencies, Vertebrobasilar,Insufficiency, Basilar,Insufficiency, Basilar Artery,Insufficiency, Vertebral Artery,Insufficiency, Vertebro-Basilar,Insufficiency, Vertebrobasilar,Ischemia, Basilar Artery,Ischemia, Vertebral Artery,Ischemia, Vertebro-Basilar,Ischemia, Vertebrobasilar,Ischemias, Basilar Artery,Ischemias, Vertebral Artery,Ischemias, Vertebro-Basilar,Ischemias, Vertebrobasilar,Stenoses, Basilar Artery,Stenoses, Vertebral Artery,Stenosis, Basilar Artery,Stenosis, Vertebral Artery,Vertebral Artery Insufficiencies,Vertebral Artery Ischemias,Vertebral Artery Stenoses,Vertebro Basilar Insufficiency,Vertebro Basilar Ischemia,Vertebro-Basilar Insufficiencies,Vertebro-Basilar Ischemias,Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasias,Vertebrobasilar Insufficiencies,Vertebrobasilar Ischemias