Vertebral Artery Dissection
- 1 June 2020
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) in Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
- Vol. 50 (6), 344
- https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2020.8858
Abstract
A 40-year-old woman was referred to physical therapy with complaints of headaches. Examination raised suspicion of a “thunderclap headache,” a condition characterized by sudden, intense headaches correlated with bleeding in and around the brain. The patient was referred to a neurologist, who ordered magnetic resonance angiography of the head and neck, which identified a partial dissection of the right vertebral artery. A subsequent computed tomography angiogram confirmed the dissection. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(6):344. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.8858Keywords
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