Unilateral upper cervical cord infarction in Opalski's syndrome caused by spontaneous vertebral artery dissection

Yi Yang; Qiancheng Wang; Shanshan Zhang; Jinmei Li; Yufeng Tang

doi:10.7861/clinmed.2023-0228

Unilateral upper cervical cord infarction in Opalski's syndrome caused by spontaneous vertebral artery dissection

Clin Med (Lond). 2023 Jul;23(4):425-426. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2023-0228.

Authors

Yi Yang¹, Qiancheng Wang², Shanshan Zhang¹, Jinmei Li³, Yufeng Tang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Mianyang Central Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang, China.
² Songshan General Hospital, Chongqing, China.
³ West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
⁴ Mianyang Central Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang, China dryufeng@126.com.

Abstract

We report a case of a man with concurrent unilateral upper cervical cord infarction in Opalski's syndrome due to spontaneous vertebral artery dissection.

Keywords: Opalski's syndrome; cervical cord infarction.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cervical Cord* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Infarction / etiology
Male
Spinal Cord
Syndrome
Vertebral Artery Dissection* / diagnosis
Vertebral Artery Dissection* / diagnostic imaging