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Neurológia pre prax 5/2012
Spontaneous dissection of basilar artery as a rare cause of cerebral infarction
The case report presents a female patient with an acute cerebral event due to underlying spontaneous dissection of an intracranial artery. It is a relatively rare and apparently underdiagnosed cause of stroke. The pitfalls of diagnosis and treatment of this condition are discussed.
Keywords: cerebral infarction, dissection, angioplasty, antiaggregation, thrombolysis.
