Korean J Stroke.
2012 Dec;14(3):152-155.
Two Cases of Cerebral Infarctions from Vertebral Artery Dissection Induced by Severe Coughing
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Neurology, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. fairlife1071@gmail.com
Abstract
- Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a rare cause of young age stroke. This risky condition can be caused by even minor head or neck trauma. None of the previous studies has reported cough-related intracranial vertebral arterial dissection in Korea. We present two cases of cerebral infarctions from VAD induced by severe coughing. We should be alert to clinical manifestations of VAD to make proper diagnosis and to recognize coughing as a potential cause of VAD.