Recurrent posterior circulation infarction caused by anomalous occipital bony process in a young patient
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Recurrent posterior circulation infarction caused by anomalous occipital bony process in a young patient
BACKGROUND Structural anomaly of the cervical spine or craniocervical junction has been reported as one of the rare causes of ischemic stroke. We report a case of a young patient with recurrent posterior circulation infarction that may have been associated with an anomalous occipital bony process compressing the vertebral artery. CASE PRESENTATION A 23-year-old man experienced recurrent poste...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Neurology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-014-0252-6