Bilateral distal upper limb amyotrophy and watershed infarcts from vertebral dissection

P Pullicino
1994 Stroke  
and a right posterior inferior cerebellar infarct. Magnetic resonance scans showed a small focal hyperintensity in the region of each anterior horn, extending from the mid to lower cervical spinal cord. Minimal recovery of function was present after 3 months. Conclusions Unilateral vertebral artery dissection may give rise to disabling bilateral upper extremity amyotrophy. Watershed infarction within the anterior spinal artery territory, involving both anterior horns, appears to be the
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doi:10.1161/01.str.25.9.1870 pmid:8073471 fatcat:fxdi6awoanavvn3g5cc6f2uxiu