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Corkscrew Angiopathy of the Basilar Artery: A Case Report

Published:2022-06-15 Issue: Volume: Page:194187442211017
ISSN:1941-8744
Container-title:The Neurohospitalist
language:en
Short-container-title:The Neurohospitalist

Author:

Flinn Robert¹,Mann Kamalpreet¹,Umar Saad B.²,Farooq Muhammad U.¹³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Mercy Health, Hauenstein Neurosciences, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

2. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

3. Trinity Health Saint Mary’s, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Abstract

A vascular malformation is an abnormal development of blood vessels that can be found in arteries, veins, or the lymphatic system. While pathology such as aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), dissections, and dolichoectasia have been documented frequently and linked to an increased incidence of stroke, we present a rare finding of a ‘corkscrew’ appearance of the basilar artery causing recurrent posterior circulation symptoms. Imaging during 3 separate hospitalizations showed recurrent acute strokes within the basilar artery vascular territory. A conventional cerebral angiogram revealed a corkscrew appearance of the basilar artery with no dilatation, outpouching, or aneurysm.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Neurology (clinical)

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/19418744221101774

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