Spontaneous cervical artery dissection: an update on clinical and diagnostic aspects Dissecção espontânea da artéria cervical: atualização sobre aspectos clínicos e diagnósticos

Spontaneous cervical artery dissection: an update on clinical and diagnostic aspects Dissecção espontânea da artéria cervical: atualização sobre aspectos clínicos e diagnósticos

Spontaneous cervical arterial dissection (SCAD) is a non-traumatic tear or disruption in the wall of the internal carotid arteries or the vertebral arteries. It accounts for about 25% of strokes in patients aged under 45 years. Awareness of its clinical features and advances in imaging over the last...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Resende Campos-Herrera, Milberto Scaff, Fábio Iuji Yamamoto, Adriana Bastos Conforto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
dissecção
artéria vertebral
acidente vascular cerebral
arteriografia
dissection
carotid
vertebral artery
stroke
angiography
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