Imaging: Narrowing of vertebral artery when head is turned to one side of the other
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Clinical: Lightheadedness and dizziness when their head is turned to the the the right or the left
Radiology Cases of Rotational Vertebral Artery Occlusion Syndrome
Coronal 3D MRA without contrast of the neck with the head turned to the left (above left) and right (below left) shows focal narrowing of the right vertebral artery V3 segment in both positions. Coronal 3D MRA with contrast with the neck in a neutral position (right) shows a normal appearance to the vertebral arteries.
