Patient age (years) and gender | Radiographic findings | Clinical presentation | Treatment | Outcome | Reference |
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38/M | Right VA loop compressing the cervicomedullary junction/cranial nerve XI | Torticollis, vertigo, vomiting, arrhythmias | Microvascular decompression | Cervical stiffness improved | [5] |
68/M | Medullary compression at the left lateral surface, base, and pyramid | Sudden 20-s imbalance, veering to the right | Warfarin sodium | No episodes in 1 year | [4] |
34/F | Tortuous left vertebral compression on the left side at the base and tegmenta-basal junction | Multiple episodes of unsteadiness, aural fullness, tinnitus, nausea, headache | Aspirin | No further deficits at 1 year | [4] |
32/F | Tortuous, dilated left vertebral compression on the left middle basilar part and pyramid | Episodes of headache, vertigo, loss of consciousness Torsional nystagmus to the left, reduced left corneal reflex | Microvascular decompression | Episodes disappeared for 4 months, then recurred; magnetic resonance imaging showed displacement of the left tegmentum and base | [4] |