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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan;32(1):E3-4.
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1963. Epub 2010 Jan 28.

Quadruple spontaneous cervical artery dissection following aneurysm embolization: a rare posttreatment complication

C Papagiannaki  1 , J P Cottier, C Barbier, R Bibi, D Herbreteau
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Case Reports

Quadruple spontaneous cervical artery dissection following aneurysm embolization: a rare posttreatment complication

C Papagiannaki et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

We present a unique case of multiple sCADs occurring after a ruptured intracranial aneurysm embolization. We discuss the impact of head extension during embolization as the prevailing factor in multiple artery dissections in this case and point out another cause of new-onset neurologic deficit in patients with aneurysmal SAH.

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Fig 1.
Fig 1.
A, Left ICA angiogram showing the working projection. B, Axial CTA before embolization. Note the normal aspect of both the ICA and VA (arrows). C and D, Axial CTA at symptom onset shows expansion of the outer wall with narrowing of the vessel lumen, pseudoaneurysms in both the ICA and VA (arrows), and enlargement of the outer diameter with luminal stenosis of the left VA (arrow).
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