Stranjalis G, Papavlassopoulos F, Kouyialis A T, Korfias S, Bontozoglou N, Sakas D E
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Br J Neurosurg. 2004 Aug;18(4):389-91. doi: 10.1080/02688690400005222.
We present the case of a young male with severe head injury, cervico-thoracic fractures, and an initially unrecognized brainstem infarct due to unilateral dissection of vertebral artery, who made an unusually excellent recovery. This report stresses the importance of prompt clinico-imaging diagnosis and prophylactic anticoagulant treatment in such cases.