Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is an important cause of stroke in the young. It can present nonspecifically and may be misdiagnosed with adverse consequences. We assessed the ...
Vertebral artery revascularization should be considered ... Periprocedural risks include embolization, rupture, thrombosis, dissection, and stent malposition or fracture.
Medical history included remote vertebral artery dissection, hypertension and tobacco use. Initial head CT was normal; CT angiogram revealed bilateral internal carotid artery dissections with ...
Future research should investigate the long‐term functional outcomes of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with cervical artery dissection–related acute ischemic stroke and explore its efficacy in ...
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The very rare exceptions to this are spontaneous coronary artery dissection, coronary arteritis, coronary emboli, coronary spasm, and compression by myocardial bridges. Thrombosis is also the major ...
Correspondence to Dr Justin F Fraser, Neurological Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; Jfr235{at}uky.edu ...