著者

Satoshi Miyamoto Mikito Hayakawa Sho Okune Ryosuke Shintoku Akinari Yamano Takato Hiramine Toshihide Takahashi Hisayuki Hosoo Yoshiro Ito Aiki Marushima Masao Koda Eiichi Ishikawa Yuji Matsumaru

出版者

The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

雑誌

Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.1386-22, (Released:2023-06-07)

参考文献数

9

被引用文献数

1

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Hidden bow hunter's syndrome (HBHS) is a rare disease in which the vertebral artery (VA) occludes in a neutral position but recanalizes in a particular neck position. We herein report an HBHS case and assess its characteristics through a literature review. A 69-year-old man had repeated posterior-circulation infarcts with right VA occlusion. Cerebral angiography showed that the right VA was recanalized only with neck tilt. Decompression of the VA successfully prevented stroke recurrence. HBHS should be considered in patients with posterior circulation infarction with an occluded VA at its lower vertebral level. Diagnosing this syndrome correctly is important for preventing stroke recurrence.