Artery-to-artery embolism with a mobile mural thrombus due to rotational vertebral artery occlusion

J Neuroimaging. 2010 Jul;20(3):284-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2008.00309.x. Epub 2008 Oct 21.

Abstract

Rotational vertebral artery (VA) occlusion can cause ischemic strokes due to hemodynamic insufficiency and possibly artery-to-artery (A-to-A) embolism. The former is known as bow hunter's stroke. The latter has been proposed only from indirect evidence. We have described a 7-year-old boy with cerebral infarction associated with A-to-A embolism due to repetitive rotational VA occlusion. He had a mobile mural thrombus at the VA occlusion site on head rotation. Surgical treatment may effectively prevent recurrences.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Infarction / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Infarction / etiology
  • Child
  • Embolism / complications
  • Embolism / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Vertebral Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / complications
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*