Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 6, 2019; 7(1): 73-78
Published online Jan 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i1.73
Vertebrobasilar artery dissection manifesting as Millard-Gubler syndrome in a young ischemic stroke patient: A case report
Xuan-Ting Li, Jun-Liang Yuan, Wen-Li Hu
Xuan-Ting Li, Jun-Liang Yuan, Wen-Li Hu, Department of Neurology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
Author contributions: Li XT and Yuan JL are joint first authors. Hu WL designed the research; Li XT and Yuan JL collected the data; Li XT and Yuan JL wrote the paper.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81301016; and the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals’ Youth Programme, No. QML20150303.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient.
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Corresponding author: Wen-Li Hu, MD, Director, Doctor, Department of Neurology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8, South Gongti Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China. wenlihu3366@126.com
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Received: August 2, 2018
Peer-review started: August 3, 2018
First decision: October 19, 2018
Revised: November 23, 2018
Accepted: November 30, 2018
Article in press: December 1, 2018
Published online: January 6, 2019
Core Tip

Core tip: Millard-Gubler syndrome (MGS) is caused by a lesion in the brainstem at the level of facial nerve nucleus, and it is also a rare ventral pontine syndrome. We herein describe an unusual case of young acute ischemic stroke patient presenting with MGS. The high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicated a diagnosis of vertebrobasilar artery dissection (VAD). This is the first case report on the coexistence of MGS and VAD in a young acute ischemic troke patient. Our finding further demonstrated that high-resolution MRI is a useful technique to early detect underlying dissection in posterior circulation ischemic stroke.