Vertebral artery stenting in a patient with reversed flow in the anterior spinal artery

Jordan Dubow; Howard Riina; Athos Patsalides

doi:10.1136/jnis.2010.004150

Vertebral artery stenting in a patient with reversed flow in the anterior spinal artery

J Neurointerv Surg. 2012 Mar;4(2):114-5. doi: 10.1136/jnis.2010.004150. Epub 2011 Mar 31.

Authors

Jordan Dubow¹, Howard Riina, Athos Patsalides

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY 10065, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21990442
DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2010.004150

Abstract

We present neuroimages for a patient in a locked-in state with reversed flow in the anterior spinal artery as a result of bilateral distal vertebral artery occlusion. Following vertebral artery stenting, there is markedly improved flow in the posterior circulation and significant neurological recovery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty / instrumentation
Angioplasty / methods*
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / surgery
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy*
Brain Stem / blood supply*
Cerebrovascular Circulation / physiology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Stents*
Stroke / complications*
Vertebral Artery / physiopathology
Vertebral Artery / surgery*