Shi Caiyun, Wang Lingjie, Dou Yana, Yang Fan, Qiao Ying, Zhang Hua
Department of Radiology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province 030001, People's Republic of China.
Siemens Healthcare Ltd, Beijing 100102, People's Republic of China.
Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Sep 10;15(11):2275-2277. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.08.022. eCollection 2020 Nov.
Bow Hunter's syndrome is extremely rare, which is mainly caused by mechanical vertebral artery occlusion or stenosis during head and neck rotation or hyperextension. Herein, we describe the case of a 19-year-old man without a history of trauma who presented with dizziness, binocular blackness, and disturbance of consciousness after looking up when cleaning the classroom. Subsequent imaging findings revealed the blood flow of the C2 segment of the contralateral vertebral artery was interrupted when the patient turned his head to 1 side. Such patients with normal CT angiography of the head and neck scan will show that the head and neck blood vessels are normal, which will affect the prognosis of patients. This case highlights the importance and implications of dynamic CT angiography of the head and neck in the diagnosis of Bow Hunter's syndrome.
弓猎综合征极为罕见,主要由头颈部旋转或过度伸展时椎动脉机械性闭塞或狭窄所致。在此,我们报告一例19岁男性病例,该患者无外伤史,在打扫教室时抬头后出现头晕、双眼发黑及意识障碍。随后的影像学检查结果显示,当患者头部转向一侧时,对侧椎动脉C2段血流中断。此类头颈部CT血管造影正常的患者,头颈部血管扫描会显示正常,这会影响患者的预后。该病例凸显了头颈部动态CT血管造影在弓猎综合征诊断中的重要性及意义。