In cases of intracranial extension of the dissection, however, the clinician is generally advised to avoid anticoagulation because of the concern for SAH. [87] ...

The vertebral arteries are winding in and out of the vertebrae (neck bones). When the artery tears (also called a dissection), it can cause a clot to travel and lodge in the brain, cutting off ...

The risk of a heart attack among adults after a clot-caused stroke or a stroke plus a tear in the wall of a neck artery (carotid or vertebral artery dissection) was almost double within the first ...

In the CADISS trial, as a result of collaboration between 46 stroke centers, 250 patients with cervical artery dissection (118 carotid, 132 vertebral artery) were randomized to antiplatelet vs ...

Cardiology > Prevention Preventing Stroke After Cervical Artery Dissection — Antiplatelets, anticoagulants show similar outcomes at 1 year by Judy George, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today ...

Belardo and colleagues advocate creating a database to document cases of vertebral artery dissection and stroke following manipulation. Warning signs Symptoms following arterial dissection can ...

Neck manipulation may be associated with stroke Date: August 7, 2014 Source: American Heart Association Summary: Manipulating the neck has been associated with cervical dissection, a type of ...

Although most studies did not describe the location along the vertebral artery course of the dissection (Fig. 2; labels V1-V4), the proportions in those studies in which location along the vessel ...