Cervical Spine Injury and Subsequent Cerebellar Ischemia in a Post-Trauma Patient

Authors

  • Md Imdadul Hoque Chowdhury Phase B MD Resident, Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anaesthesia, Pain, Palliative & Intensive Care, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Saifulla Al Kafi Phase B MD Resident, Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anaesthesia, Pain, Palliative & Intensive Care, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • AKM Ferdous Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Mohammad Salim Associate Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v13i1.81297

Keywords:

Cervical spine trauma, Cerebellar infarction, CT angiograpgy, MR angiography, Vertebral artery dissection

Abstract

Cerebellar infarction is a rare but significant complication following cervical spine trauma, particularly in cases involving vertebral artery injury. We report a case of a 45-year-old male who developed acute cerebellar infarction after a road traffic accident resulting in cervical spine injury. MRI confirmed the infarction and MR angiography was advised to diagnose underlying vertebral artery dissection. Prompt diagnosis with either CT angiography or MR angiography and multidisciplinary management, including antithrombotic therapy and cervical spine stabilization, lead to significant neurological recovery.

Bangladesh Crit Care J March 2025; 13 (1): 60-61

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Published

2025-05-08

How to Cite

Md Imdadul Hoque Chowdhury, Saifulla Al Kafi, AKM Ferdous Rahman, & Mohammad Salim. (2025). Cervical Spine Injury and Subsequent Cerebellar Ischemia in a Post-Trauma Patient. Bangladesh Critical Care Journal, 13(1), 60–61. https://doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v13i1.81297

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025)

Section

Case Reports

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