Vertebral artery compressing the brainstem
Medullary compression by the vertebral artery is a little known clinical entity in the medical literature. This is a patient with vague neurological complaints on the left side with ventrolateral medullary compression on the brainstem.
Further reading
Vertebral Artery Compression of the Medulla. By Sean I. Savitz, MD; Michael Ronthal, MD; Louis R. Caplan, MD. Arch Neurol. 2006;63:234-241
Further reading
Vertebral Artery Compression of the Medulla. By Sean I. Savitz, MD; Michael Ronthal, MD; Louis R. Caplan, MD. Arch Neurol. 2006;63:234-241
Dr.Sumer K Sethi, MD
Sr Consultant Radiologist ,VIMHANS and CEO-Teleradiology Providers
Vertebral artery compressing the brainstem
Reviewed by Sumer Sethi
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Dear colleagues
Help!
I have a fellow medical doctor aged 38 who just started having severe sleep apnea with newly diagnosed hypertension and his brain MRI showed VA compression on pons and medulla. He also has carotid artery coiling. Should we put him on Aspirin?
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