Sédat J, Dib M, Mahagne M H, Lonjon M, Paquis P
Department of Neuroradiology, CHU de Nice, Hôpital St. Roch, Nice, France.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2002 Nov-Dec;25(9):588-90. doi: 10.1067/mmt.2002.128955.
To describe a case of dissection of the postero-inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) after cervical manipulation.
After cervical manipulation, a 42-year-old woman had a cerebellar syndrome related to an infarct in the area supplied by the PICA, confirmed by computed tomography of the brain. Cerebral angiography showed a normal appearance of the vertebral artery, a cervical extradural origin of PICA, and a dissection of the latter at the C1-C2 level.
Anticoagulant treatment with heparin was implemented. A positive outcome was achieved after 3 weeks.
Anatomical variations of the vertebral arteries and their branches are not infrequent and may constitute a predisposing factor to complications after neck manipulation.
描述一例颈椎手法治疗后小脑后下动脉(PICA)夹层的病例。
颈椎手法治疗后,一名42岁女性出现与PICA供血区梗死相关的小脑综合征,脑部计算机断层扫描证实了这一点。脑血管造影显示椎动脉外观正常,PICA起源于颈椎硬膜外,且在C1 - C2水平处发生夹层。
采用肝素进行抗凝治疗。3周后取得了良好的效果。
椎动脉及其分支的解剖变异并不罕见,可能是颈部手法治疗后并发症的一个诱发因素。