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¹Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty Department of Radiodiagnostic, Sivas Turkey
²Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty Department of Neurosurgery, Sivas Turkey A 62 year old man was admitted to hospital with the complaints of paraesthesia and aching in the lateral right arm. Neurological and radiological examination revealed cervical root compression due to vertebral artery loop. This is of interest since such a vascular anomaly is not mentioned in the literature and should be considered by physicians when making a differential dignosis for spinal compression. Keywords : Cervical spine, root compression, vascular anomaly, vertebral artery