DUAL ORIGIN OF THE VERTEBRAL ARTERY MIMICKING DISSECTION

Vertebral artery injury may occur at the time of cervical fracture or dislocation. Congenital vertebral artery variations, especially a doub le vertebral artery origin, may be responsible for angiographic findin gs that mimic vertebral artery dissection, Two cases of cervical spine fracture with ipsilateral double vertebral artery are presented, Conv entional cerebral angiography is the easiest and best way to make this diagnosis and to exclude vertebral artery dissection.