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Posted by ccfNeuro MD on June 05, 1997 at 16:43:29:

In Reply to: vertebral artery dissection, disease posted by cheryl on May 29, 1997 at 23:07:22:

: Last year I suffered a vertebral artery dissection, aneurysm.  I am left with a right vertebral artery that is very, very small.  I have daily headaches.  Pulsing and pressure in the lower right side of my lower head and neck. also deep ear pain.  My recent angiogram showed a branch of new arteries branching off from the injured artery supplying blood to the spinal column.  I believe that this is where the extra pressure is coming from.  I suffer today from complete loss of appetite and nausea and vomiting weekly.  My doctor wants to do more tests looking at the brain stem, and also the cervical MRI to look at the effect of the extra  arteries supplying blood to the spine.  Let me mention that the insurance company is giving us a hard time.  any suggestions?  I need some answers. I have also been diagnose and treated with sarcoidosis of the lungs and salivary glands.
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An arterial dissection is basically a tearing of an inner layer of the wall of an artery.  This torn inner layer forms a