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Symptomatic Occipital-vertebral Anastomosis - a Case Report

Overview
Journal Interv Neuroradiol
Publisher Sage Publications
Specialty Neurology
Date 2010 Jul 30
PMID 20667210
Citations 2
Authors
J Harada
N Kuwayama
M Nishijima
S Okamoto
M Kubo
S Endo
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Abstract

Occipital-vertebral anastomosis (O-V anastomosis) is a common collateral anastomosis between the external carotid and the vertebro-basilar system. But symptomatic O-V anastomosis is rare. We report a case with syncope and vertebrobasilar insufficiency caused by O-V anastomosis. It was thought that the vertebral steal phenomenon through this anastomotic channel caused these symptoms.

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