Collateral damage: a case report of vertebral artery dissection and stroke in the young with persistent primitive trigeminal artery

Abstract

ABSTRACTStroke in the young is an uncommon condition resulting in significant morbidity and as result trammels the integrity of healthcare systems [1]. We present an unusual case of a 37-year-old male presenting with neurologic signs of right parietal lobe infarction with evidence of vertebral artery dissection and persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomosis as a conduit for thromboembolism.