Cervical cord and dorsal medullary infarction presenting with retro-orbital pain

Authors
de la Sayette, V Leproux, F Letellier, P
Citation
V. De La Sayette et al., Cervical cord and dorsal medullary infarction presenting with retro-orbital pain, NEUROLOGY, 53(3), 1999, pp. 632-634
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NEUROLOGY
ISSN journal
00283878 → ACNP
Volume
53
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
632 - 634
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(19990811)53:3<632:CCADMI>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A 36-year-old woman experienced an excruciating right retro-orbital paroxys mal headache after a stroke of the anterior two-thirds of the right hemicor d at the C1 level (anterior spinal artery territory) and the dorsal medulla (posterior spinal artery territory), A right vertebral artery dissection w as demonstrated. This unusual infarct mimicked a cluster headache attack or paroxysmal hemicrania.