G.V. TIKHOMIROV, V.N. GRIGORYEVA

Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Square, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation, 603005

 Tikhomirov G.V. — resident doctor of the Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics, tel. +7-953-573-37-26, e-mail: tihomirov.georgij@gmail.com

Grigoryeva V.N. — D. Med. Sc., Professor of the Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics, tel. +7-910-398-44-81, e-mail: vrgr@yandex.ru

The article presents the clinical case of ischemicstroke secondary to the dissection of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) in a young man. The clinical pattern, diagnostics and nature course of the disease are described. MRI has shown the hypointensiveness in the area of PICA on T2*GRE, and that strongly supported the diagnosis. Proper diagnosis of the PICA dissection is important to predict and manage probable hemorrhagic complications of this disease.

Key words: dissection, posterior inferior cerebellar artery, ischemic stroke.

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