Rotational obstruction of the vertebral artery at the atlantoaxial joint

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1975 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Neuroradiology, volume 9, pages 117-120 (issn: 0028-3940, eissn: 1432-1920,

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Authors: J W, Barton; M T, Margolis;

doi: 10.1007/bf00332957

pmid: 1161138

Rotational obstruction of the vertebral artery at the atlantoaxial joint

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Abstract

Two patients with vertebrobasilar ischemia are described in whom angiography demonstrated obstruction of one vertebral artery at the C1-2 level on rotation of the head. The possible anatomical explanation and physiological significance of this finding are discussed.

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Keywords

Male, Rotation, Movement, Middle Aged, Radiography, Ischemia, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Humans, Joints, Cervical Atlas, Head, Axis, Cervical Vertebra, Vertebral Artery

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