Figure 2. Magnetic resonance angiography of the neck showing right vertebral artery tapering occlusion (arrow), caused by vertebral artery dissection in the distal V2 segment.

Cite this article Eguchi, K., Tachikawa, Y., Kashima, R. et al. A Case of Vertebral Artery Dissection Associated with Morning Blood Pressure Surge. Hypertens Res 28, 847–851 (2005). https://doi ...

Heritable connective tissue disorders associated with spontaneous dissection of the internal carotid artery include Ehlers–Danlos syndrome type IV, Marfan syndrome, autosomal dominant polycystic ...

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 ...

The prognosis is generally very good for people with vertebral artery dissection, and depends mainly on the size of the stroke. Given the small stroke for your daughter, it’s likely she will ...

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

Patients who had carotid or vertebral artery dissection without stroke had the same risk of having a heart attack within a year as those in the reference group. Patients with stroke, either with ...

Vertebral artery dissection is considered a relatively rare condition, with an estimated incidence of around 1 per 100,000 people annually in the UK. The condition doesn't always lead to stroke.

Vertebral artery dissection led to Phillip Hughes suffering 'catastrophic' bleeding on his brain, doctors reveal Vertebral artery dissection has been described as 'incredibly rare' ...

However, for 41-year-old Carissa Klundt, it caused a tear in the artery that runs along her spine. A vertebral artery dissection, or VAD, is a tear in one or more tissue layers that make up the ...

Table 2. Anatomic Sites of Vertebral Artery Dissection (VAD) Segment of Vertebral Artery Frequency (%) Range (%) V1 27.5 8–67 V2 34.3 7–71 V3 35.8 4–67 V4 33.6 5–67 ...