Spontaneous healing of an isolated posterior inferior cerebellar artery dissection without stroke: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Isolated posterior inferior cerebellar artery dissections can cause subarachnoid hemorrhages or infarctions. Surgical and endovascular treatments for hemorrhagic stroke cases and medical treatments using antithrombotic agents for ischemic stroke cases have been performed, but there are very few reports on nonstroke isolated posterior inferior cerebellar artery dissections, and the treatment strategy for nonstroke cases has not been established.

Case presentation

A 48-year-old healthy male felt a severe, throbbing headache on the right side and came to our clinic on the fourth day following onset. MRI examinations revealed a right posterior inferior cerebellar artery dissection and showed no infarctions or hemorrhages. He was observed carefully with continuous moni

SUBMITTER: Kishi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6560718 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature