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Temporalidad y factores de riesgo asociados al desarrollo de un infarto cerebral en pacientes con disección de arterias cervicales

Rev. méd. Chile; 151 (10), 2023
INTRODUCCIÓN: Las disecciones de arterias cervicales (DAC) son la primera causa de accidente cerebrovascular isquémico (ACVi) en personas jóvenes. Los factores asociados (FA) de ACVi y la relación temporal con la DAC no están bien caracterizados. Tampoco disponemos de una clasificación clínico-rad...

Symptomatic internal carotid artery dissection and kinking in a patient with fibromuscular dysplasia

Abstract Isolated dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is rare in young patients and is a cause for strong suspicion of fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), especially when associated with artery elongation and tortuosity. The natural history of cerebrovascular FMD is unknown and management of sympt...

Spontaneous carotid dissection

Summary Carotid dissection is a rare occurrence but it is the main cause of stroke in individuals aged less than 45 years, and can be the etiology in up to 25% of strokes in young adults. We report a case with classic image of ying yang on vascular ultrasound, which was treated according to the best avai...