An 8-year-old boy with vertebral artery dissection with cerebellar ataxia featuring suspected vertebral artery hypoplasia

Kawakami, Yasuhiko; Koizumi, Satoshi; Kuwabara, Kentaro; Fujimura, Juri; Shirai, Junji; Watanabe, Makoto; Murata, Satoru; Imai, Takehide; Takeda, Sachiyo; Fukazawa, Ryuji; Takase, Masato; Fujita, Takehisa; Hida, Masatoshi; Fujino, Osamu

doi:10.1016/j.braindev.2008.07.004

Cited by 13 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The mere winding of the artery in the atlas loop segment, even at a physiological diameter of the vertebral artery, predisposes to dissection by torsional forces. Also, the thinner wall of the hypoplastic vertebral artery itself plays a prodissective role …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Also, the thinner wall of the hypoplastic vertebral artery itself plays a prodissective role. [23][24][25] Pathological findings of the hypoplastic vertebral artery and the contralateral dominant vertebral artery can also be a possible mechanism of stroke in posterior circulation. 1 We did not evaluate this aspect in our study, because all patients with vertebral artery pathology (such as stenosis, occlusion or dissection of the VA) were excluded.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Possible Morphological Pathomechanisms of Ischemic Stroke in the Posterior Circulation of Patients with Vertebral Artery Hypoplasia

Szárazová

Bartels²,

Bartels

et al. 2014

Journal of Neuroimaging

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Possible Morphological Pathomechanisms of Ischemic Stroke in the Posterior Circulation of Patients with Vertebral Artery Hypoplasia

Szárazová

Bartels²,

Bartels

et al. 2014

Journal of Neuroimaging

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The aforementioned hypothesis was later stated in case reports from patients with posterior cerebral ischemia ipsilateral to a hypoplastic vertebral artery [3,5,6,7,8] and further investigated in large cohort studies [15,16,17,18,19,24]. …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Finally, Kawakami et al [8] considered VAH to be a predisposing factor for ipsilateral vertebral artery dissection and concomitant cerebellar infarction after sport injury in an 8-year-old boy.…”

Section: Case Reports' Hypothesis: Vertebral Artery Hypoplasia May Lementioning

confidence: 99%

Is Vertebral Artery Hypoplasia a Predisposing Factor for Posterior Circulation Cerebral Ischemic Events? A Comprehensive Review

Katsanos

Kosmidou²,

Kyritsis³

et al. 2013

Eur Neurol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Vertebral artery hypoplasia is not currently considered an independent risk factor for stroke. Emerging evidence suggest that vertebral artery hypoplasia may contribute to posterior circulation ischemic events, especially when other risk factors coexist. In the present literature review, we present published data to discuss the relationship between a hypoplastic vertebral artery and posterior circulation cerebral ischemia. Despite difficulties and controversies in the accurate definition and prevalence estimation of vertebral artery hypoplasia, ultrasound studies reveal that the reduced blood flow observed ipsilateral to the hypoplastic vertebral artery may result in local cerebral hypoperfusion and subsequent focal neurological symptomatology. That risk of cerebral ischemia is related to the severity of the hypoplasia, suggesting that the smaller of paired arteries are more vulnerable to occlusion. Existing cohort studies further support clinical observations that hypoplastic vertebral artery enhances synergistically the vascular risk for posterior circulation ischemic events and is closely associated with both atherosclerotic and prothrombotic processes.

show abstract

“…3,5,6 Most individuals with VAH lack symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency; for this reason, the incidence and clinical significance of this condition have likely been underestimated. 10,11 However, data from cohort studies regarding the relationship between VAH and sVAD are lacking. Recent studies have identified it as a risk factor for posterior circulation ischemic events 1,3-7 and associated it with migraine with aura and vestibular neuronitis.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Vertebral artery hypoplasia and vertebral artery dissection

et al. 2015

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

An 8-year-old boy with vertebral artery dissection with cerebellar ataxia featuring suspected vertebral artery hypoplasia

Cited by 13 publications

References 10 publications

Possible Morphological Pathomechanisms of Ischemic Stroke in the Posterior Circulation of Patients with Vertebral Artery Hypoplasia

Possible Morphological Pathomechanisms of Ischemic Stroke in the Posterior Circulation of Patients with Vertebral Artery Hypoplasia

Is Vertebral Artery Hypoplasia a Predisposing Factor for Posterior Circulation Cerebral Ischemic Events? A Comprehensive Review

Vertebral artery hypoplasia and vertebral artery dissection

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About