Quadruple spontaneous cervical artery dissection following aneurysm embolization: a rare posttreatment complication

C Papagiannaki; J P Cottier; C Barbier; R Bibi; D Herbreteau

doi:10.3174/ajnr.A1963

Quadruple spontaneous cervical artery dissection following aneurysm embolization: a rare posttreatment complication

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Jan;32(1):E3-4. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1963. Epub 2010 Jan 28.

Authors

C Papagiannaki¹, J P Cottier, C Barbier, R Bibi, D Herbreteau

Affiliation

¹ Neuroradiology Department, CHU Tours, Tours, France. [email protected]

Abstract

We present a unique case of multiple sCADs occurring after a ruptured intracranial aneurysm embolization. We discuss the impact of head extension during embolization as the prevailing factor in multiple artery dissections in this case and point out another cause of new-onset neurologic deficit in patients with aneurysmal SAH.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm, Ruptured / complications
Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, Ruptured / therapy*
Cervical Vertebrae / blood supply*
Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
Radiography
Vertebral Artery Dissection / diagnostic imaging*
Vertebral Artery Dissection / etiology*