A Case of Cerebellar Infarction Caused by Vertebral Artery Injury.
- Author:
Hyun Seok SHIM
1
;
Jung Je PARK
;
Jae Ho JEONG
;
Soo Hyun WHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. capetown@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cerebellum;
Infarction;
Vertebral artery;
Injury
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Cerebellum;
Incidence;
Infarction*;
Neck;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Vertebral Artery*;
Wounds and Injuries;
Wounds, Gunshot;
Wounds, Stab
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2006;49(9):946-948
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Injury to vertebral vessel is not usually associated with neurologic deficit and a lot of such injuries have not been recognized. Also, vertebral artery injuries are the least common arterial injuries because of their deep location in a bony canal. The incidence of vertebral artery injury occurring in penetration wound of the neck varies from 1.0% in gunshot wounds to 7.4% in stab wounds. But even vertebral artery injuries in penetration wound of the neck rarely results in cerebellar infarction. Authors experienced a case of cerebellar infarction induced by post-vertebral artery injury in penetration wound of the neck with hypoplastic contralateral verterbral artery. We thus report with a review of the related literature.
