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Tortuous vertebral artery

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Pain in the right neck an shoulder region. Suspected disc herniation.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
mri

The right vertebral artery forms a coil at the C4/5 level within a widened foramen transversarium.

Case Discussion

Tortuousity of the V2 vertebral artery segment is mostly found at C5/6 or C4/5. On rare occasions, it may lead to neck pain or radicular symptoms 1.

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