Posterior Cerebral Infarction following Loss of Guide Wire

Figure 2

(a) Chest X-ray revealing the presence of the guide wire in the left hemithorax (arrow). (b) Cervical CT angiography showing insertion of the guide wire in the left subclavian artery, causing left vertebral artery occlusion, with the tip inserted in the superficial neck tissues. (c) Total body CT showing the vascular course of the guide wire as far as the distal abdominal aorta.