Journal of neurosurgery
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Journal of neurosurgery · Mar 1982
Case ReportsDissecting hematoma of the cervical vertebral artery. Case report.
A 31-year-old woman developed a sudden onset of vertebrobasilar ischemia while exercising. Cerebral arteriography revealed a dissecting hematoma of the cervical portion of the dominant vertebral artery. Both the neurological deficits and the intramural hematoma of vertebral artery resolved with conservative therapy alone.