Schols G, Van Havenbergh T, Parizel P M, Delrue F, Ceulemans B, Jorens P G
Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium.
Neuropediatrics. 1999 Dec;30(6):328-30. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-973514.
Dissection of a cerebral blood vessel is a rare complication of acute neurotrauma with a high incidence of morbidity and mortality. We report on a case of a pediatric patient with severe neurological symptoms in whom angiography showed evidence of a basilar artery dissection. The patient was heparinized and recovered uneventfully.