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CT cervical spine without contrast showing unstable C7 burst fracture with retropulsion and severe cord compression.
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Vertebral artery dissection as a cause of basilar artery thrombosis is an exceedingly rare event that is associated with significant morbidity and poor outcomes. We present an unusual case of bilateral vertebral artery dissection and spinal cord compression in a 21-year-old male involved in a diving accident. The patient received limited antithromb...
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... imaging was obtained of the patient's head and cervical spine. CT head imaging revealed normal anatomy with no noted intracranial abnormalities, while CT neck imaging demonstrated an unstable burst fracture of the C7 vertebra with retropulsion and severe cord compression ( Figure 1). ...
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