Abstract:-Posterior fossa ischemia is not a very frequent situation. It is responsible for about 25% of all ischemic strokes, and the vast majority of the cases are related to atherosclerotic stenosis of the vertebral and/or basilar arteries. Acute ischemia can also occur in the setting of vertebral art e ry dissection, traumatic or spontaneous. Recently, blunt trauma has been increasingly recognized as a cause for craniocerv i c a l a rt e ry injury. The management options for both traumatic and athero s c l e rotic l… Show more
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