Patient/ sex/age | Vascular risk factors | Preceding “trauma” | Location of the pain/side | Onset of symptoms | Neurological signs | Treatment duration | Sequelae | Follow up (y) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/M/51 | None | Dubious (minor head injury 28 days before stroke) | Neck/L | Acute | Vestibular syndrome (ms) | None | 0 | 5 |
2/F/30 | Right carotid artery dissection 10 years before | None | Anterior head | Progressive | Medial medullary syndrome (MS) | Ac 8 days | 0 | 6 |
3/F/34 | Smoking | Neck manipulation the day of stroke | Neck/L | Acute | VBTIA (vertigo, right IV) | Ac 90 days | Vertigo; no sign | 4 |
4/M/41 | None | None | Neck/R | Progressive | Pontomedullar syndrome (MS) | Ac 90 days | Hemiplegia; dysarthria; cerebellar syndrome | 1 |
5/F/64 | Hypertension | Minor head injury 2 days before stroke | Neck/R occiput | Acute | Occipital syndrome (ms) | Ap | 0 | 4 |
6/M/42 | None | None | None | Acute | Vestibular syndrome (ms) due to a right cerebellar (PICA) infarct | Ap | 0 | 0.5 |
7/M/56 | None | None | None | Progressive | Left cerebellar syndrome (MS) | Ac 10 days | 0 | 5 |
OC=Oral contraceptives; ms=minor stroke; MS=major stroke; VBTIA=vertebrobasilar transient ischaemic attack; Ac=anticoagulant; Ap=antiplatelet drug; L=left; R=right.