A case report of high cervical spinal infarction after stenting with severe stenosis at the beginning of left vertebral artery
High awareness for high cervical cord infarction is required when neck discomfort and limb weakness with progressive progression arises after surgery. Complications of high cervical cord infarction following stenting for stenosis of VA origin are uncommon in clinical settings. Patients' prognoses can be improved by prompt diagnosis and care.
Authors
- Xiaodong Yuan
- Wen Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3389-6087)
- Quanlong Yang
- WU Jiang-bin
Institutions
- Chengdu Medical College (CN)
- Chengdu University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000039161
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15