CERVICAL INFARCTION ASSOCIATED WITH VERTEBRAL ARTERY-OCCLUSION DUE TOSPONDYLOTIC DEGENERATION - CASE-REPORT

Cases of cervical infarction with clearly documented evidence of the u nderlying aetiology and associated neuroradiological abnormalities hav e not been frequently reported. A rare case of cervical infarction cau sed by midvertebral artery occlusion due to spondylotic degeneration o f the spine is described. The most probable aetiological factor affect ing this disease entity, and the usefulness of magnetic resonance imag ing in the detection of this rare lesion, are briefly discussed.