Vertebral Artery Dissection Quiz
Check your symptoms and
find possible causes with AI for free
Worried about your symptoms?
Start the Vertebral Artery Dissection test with our free AI Symptom Checker.
This will help us personalize your assessment.
By starting the symptom checker, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Paralysis of the face
Dancing eyes
Spinning feeling
Eye movement problems
Have nausea
Have a headache
Off-balance like floating
Not seeing your symptoms? No worries!
What is Vertebral Artery Dissection?
The vertebral artery is in the neck and provides blood to the brain. A vertebral artery dissection occurs when there's a tear in the artery's inner lining, disrupting blood flow to the brain and causing a stroke. This typically happens due to a blunt force to the neck.
Typical Symptoms of Vertebral Artery Dissection
- Small involuntary eye movements
- Weakness or paralysis on one side of your body
- Pain at the back of the head
- Difficulty moving facial muscles
- Double vision
- Difficulty pronouncing words clearly
- I feel like I'm spinning around / vertigo
- Headache on one side only
Diagnostic Questions for Vertebral Artery Dissection
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
- Do you have small involuntary eye movements?
- Do you have weakness or paralysis on one side of your body?
- Do you have pain at the back of your head?
- Do you have difficulty moving your facial muscles?
- Are you experiencing double vision?
Treatment of Vertebral Artery Dissection
Dissections often heal on their own and have a good prognosis. Treatment aims to reduce future stroke risk by using blood thinners and anticoagulants.
Reviewed By:
Maxwell J. Nanes, DO (Emergency Medicine)
Dr Nanes received a doctorate from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and went on to complete a residency in emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. There he trained at Froedtert Hospital and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in the practice of adult and pediatric emergency medicine. He was a chief resident and received numerous awards for teaching excellence during his time there. | | After residency he took a job at a community hospital where he and his colleagues worked through the toughest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Shohei Harase, MD (Neurology)
Dr. Harase spent his junior and senior high school years in Finland and the U.S. After graduating from the University of Washington (Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology), he worked for Apple Japan Inc. before entering the University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, where he received the Best Resident Award in 2016 and 2017. In 2021, he joined the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, specializing in hyperacute stroke.
Content updated on Mar 31, 2024
Following the Medical Content Editorial Policy
Was this page helpful?
Tell your friends about us.
We would love to help them too.
Think you might have
Vertebral Artery Dissection?
Try a symptom check testHow Ubie Can Help You
With a free 3-min Vertebral Artery Dissection quiz, powered by Ubie's AI and doctors, find possible causes of your symptoms.
This questionnaire is customized to your situation and symptoms, including the following personal information:
Biological Sex - helps us provide relevant suggestions for male vs. female conditions.
Age - adjusts our guidance based on any age-related health factors.
History - considers past illnesses, surgeries, family history, and lifestyle choices.
Your symptoms
Our AI
Your report
Your personal report will tell you
✔ When to see a doctor
✔︎ What causes your symptoms
✔︎ Treatment information etc.
People with similar symptoms also use Ubie's symptom checker to find possible causes
- Involuntary eye movement
- Abnormal eye movements
- Rapid, uncontrollable eye movements
- One eye won't close completely
- Eye twitching
- My eyes hurt when i move them
- Left eye twitching
- Right eye twitching
- Eyes moving side to side when talking
- Unable to wrinkle one half of my forehead
- Eyes keep twitching
- Eyes moving side to side
- Double vision in one eye
- Rapid eye movement
- Rapid involuntary eye movement
See full list
Symptoms Related to Vertebral Artery Dissection
Diseases Related to Vertebral Artery Dissection
Ubie is supervised by 50+ medical experts worldwide
Our symptom checker AI is continuously refined with input from experienced physicians, empowering them to make more accurate diagnoses.
Ubie is recognized by healthcare and tech leaders
“World’s Best Digital
Health Companies”
Newsweek 2024
“Best With AI”
Google Play Best of 2023
“Best in Class”
Digital Health Awards 2023 (Quarterfinalist)
Which is the best Symptom Checker?
Ubie’s symptom checker demonstrated a Top-10 hit accuracy of 71.6%, surpassing the performance of several leading symptom checkers in the market, which averaged around 60% accuracy in similar assessments.
Link to full study:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.08.29.24312810v1References
Saw AE, McIntosh AS, Kountouris A. Vertebral artery dissection in sport: Expert opinion of mechanisms and risk-reduction strategies. J Clin Neurosci. 2019 Oct;68:28-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.07.016. Epub 2019 Aug 6. PMID: 31399319.
https://www.jocn-journal.com/article/S0967-5868(19)30151-1/fulltextBraga BP, Sillero R, Pereira RM, Urgun K, Swift DM, Rollins NK, Hogge AJ, Dowling MM. Dynamic compression in vertebral artery dissection in children: apropos of a new protocol. Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 Apr;37(4):1285-1293. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04956-1. Epub 2020 Nov 6. PMID: 33155060.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00381-020-04956-1Harada T, Harada Y, Shimizu T. Vertebral Artery Dissection after Exposure to Levofloxacin: A Report of Two Cases. Intern Med. 2021 Sep 1;60(17):2863-2865. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6736-20. Epub 2021 Mar 22. PMID: 33746163; PMCID: PMC8479225.
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/internalmedicine/60/17/60_6736-20/_article