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Bilateral vertebral artery dissection possibly precipitated in delayed fashion as a result of roller coaster rides.

Schneck M, Simionescu M, Bijari A

Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA. mschneck@lumc.edu

A 34-year-old woman presented with a 5-month history of persistent vertigo after multiple roller coaster rides, followed by neck pain for 1 month and then 2 weeks of blurred vision related to diplopia. She was ultimately found to have bilateral cervical vertebral artery dissection. The images are described and the literature is reviewed regarding late diagnosis of vertebral dissection and prior cases of roller coaster-associated dissection.

Published 14 January 2008 in J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 17(1): 39-41.
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