A Rare Case of Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection Associated with Essential Thrombocythemia

Abstract

A young patient presented to our hospital with ischemic stroke. She underwent a routine blood test, head computed tomography (CT), brain magnetic resonance imaging, a bone marrow biopsy, and CT angiography. Her diagnosis was a bilateral vertebral artery dissection associated with essential thrombocythemia (ET). She was treated with antiplatelet therapy and a stent implantation. The association of bilateral vertebral artery dissection with ET is rare. An early diagnosis and timely management is key to the best outcome.

Keywords

vertebral artery dissection - essential thrombocythemia - computed tomography angiography - stent implantation - stroke

^* These authors contributed equally to this work.

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