Stenting for Severe Vertebral Artery Orifice Stenosis in A Case of Three Cerebral Artery Occlusion
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Case Report
P: 44-46
March 2017

Stenting for Severe Vertebral Artery Orifice Stenosis in A Case of Three Cerebral Artery Occlusion

İstanbul Med J 2017;18(1):44-46
1. Clinic of Neurology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
2. Clinic of Radiology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
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Received Date: 16.05.2016
Accepted Date: 06.09.2016
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ABSTRACT

A 51-year-old male presented with dysarthria and weakness on his left side. In his history, he had an operation due to aortic coarctation 13 years ago, and 5 years ago, he had a transient ischemic attack along with difficulty in speaking. During his neurological examination, he was conscious, cooperative, and oriented. Mild dysarthria and left hemiparesis were seen (4/5, 4/5). He smoked at least one cigarette packet per day for 30 years. Vascularization was performed only by narrowed right vertebral artery on cranial and cervical magnetic resonance angiography. He had a mild increase in his left hemiparesis during his stay in the hospital (2/5, 4/5). A stent had been inserted into his right vertebral artery during digital subtraction angiography. In his last neurological examination, he was conscious, cooperative, and oriented. We started prasugrel (10 mg/day) and acetylsalicylic acid (300 mg/day) for his mild dysarthria and mild hemiparesis. In this case, we explain that although there was three-vessel occlusion and narrowing in the right vertebral artery, the patient’s neurologic status was not too bad due to collateral circulation around the cerebral arteries. This showed us the importance of collateral circulation between cerebral arteries.