Aggressive screening for blunt cerebrovascular injuries in patients with trauma has led to the identification and successful treatment of these injuries. We report the case of an 8-year-old boy who sustained a vertebral artery injury after a motor vehicle collision. Computed tomography angiogram showed an 8-mm thrombosed segment of the vertebral artery. The patient was initially anticoagulated ...

Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) are sequelae of blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVI). To minimize them, medical therapy is commonly utilized. It unclear if anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications superior for decreasing CVA risk. also as to which confer less undesirable side effects specifically in BCVI patients. The aim this study compare outcomes between low-grade patients who were treated...

Imaging of the blunt traumatic injuries to the craniocervical junction can be challenging but central to improving morbidity and mortality related to such injury. The radiologist has a significant part to play in the appropriate management of patients who have suffered injury to this vital junction between the cranium and the spine. Knowledge of the embryology and normal anatomy as well as norm...