Author/Authors :
ghaffarzad, amir tabriz university of medical sciences - emergency medicine research team, Tabriz, Iran , javadrashid, reza tabriz university of medical sciences - imam reza teaching center - department of radiology, Tabriz, Iran , sadeghi-hokmabadi, elyar tabriz university of medical sciences - neurosciences research center, Tabriz, Iran , jamal arvanaghi, reza tabriz university of medical sciences - students’ research committee, Tabriz, Iran , soleimanpour, hassan tabriz university of medical sciences - aging research institute, Tabriz, Iran , ej golzari, samad tabriz university of medical sciences - research center for evidence based medicine, Tabriz, Iran , ej golzari, samad tabriz university of medical sciences - road traffic injury research center, health management and safety promotion research institute, Tabriz, iran
Abstract :
Vertebral artery occlusion (VAO) may result from closed head or neck trauma and can be lifethreatening due to brain-stem and cerebellar infarction. CT angiography is recommended as a screening diagnostic tool in selected patients after blunt cervical trauma. A 24-year-old woman was admitted to our emergency department with left hemiplegia two days after motor vehicle collision. Final diagnosis of occlusion of the right vertebral artery was made in CT angiography. She was treated with anticoagulant for 4 days then discharged with 5/5 muscle forces. She was advised to continue warfarin and atorvastatin for her after discharge.
