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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...

Traumatic Dissection of Arterial Cervical Vessels: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (3), 2021
Even though traumatic dissection of cervical arterial vessels is themajor cause of stroke among adults, it is still an underdiagnosed disease in neurosurgical emergencies, since most patients do not have or present subtle clinical signs in the acute phase. The authors report two interesting cases of cerv...

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...

Ictus isquémico y disección bilateral de la arteria carótida interna: una manifestación rara del síndrome de eagle: reporte de un caso

RESUMEN Un síndrome caracterizado por dolor cervical y un apófisis estiloides alargado fue descrito por primera vez por Watt Eagle en 1937. Aunque el síndrome de Eagle en su variante vascular es raro y no es reconocido como causa clara de disección carotídea, en los últimos años ha sido reportado ...

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...

Traumatic Cervical Artery Dissection and Ischemic Stroke: Anticoagulation or Antiplatelet Therapy? The Controversies Remain

Arq. bras. neurocir; 34 (4), 2015
Arterial dissection of the wall of the carotid artery is a recognized and significant cause of stroke. We described a 22-year-old man presented to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident. He had a right acetabular fracture and had not complained of other symptoms. A few minutes after being a...