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ReviewJournal of medical case reports2024

Ectatic vertebral artery associated medullary compression treated with microvascular decompression: a case report and review of literature.

Jorrdan N Bissell, Brandon Edelbach, Vadim Gospodarev, Kenneth M De Los Reyes, Promod Pillai

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5 authors.

Jorrdan N BissellDepartment of General Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Brandon EdelbachSchool of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Vadim GospodarevDepartment of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson Street, Room 2562A, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA.
Kenneth M De Los ReyesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson Street, Room 2562A, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA.
Promod PillaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson Street, Room 2562A, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA. rpromodkumar@llu.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVertebral artery compression syndrome is a rare condition defined as the clinical presentation of dizziness, vertigo, ataxia, dysarthria, dysphagia, progressive or acute paralysis, hemisensory loss, and cervical myelopathy secondary to compression of the medulla and upper spinal cord by the vertebral artery. CASE DESCRIPTION: Here we describe a 57-year-old Mexican-American male with bulbar symptoms, positional vertigo, and diplopia. The patient's symptoms were managed through microsurgical decompression of the medulla utilizing a far lateral transcondylar approach. The patient reported clinical improvement on follow-up.

conclusionThis case underscores the clinical complexity and heterogeneity of this rare neurovascular pathology and the importance of elucidating the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the symptomatic presentation of vertebral artery compression syndrome.

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Medulla OblongataMicrovascular Decompression SurgeryVertebral ArteryDiplopiaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedSpinal Cord CompressionTreatment OutcomeVertebrobasilar InsufficiencyVertigoEctatic Vertebral ArteryFar lateral partial transcondylar approachMicrosurgical decompressionVertebral artery compression syndrome

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PMID39375744
PMCPMC11460100

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