Vertebral artery dissection revisited [PDF]
Vertebral artery dissection is considered to be one of the most difficult dissections that a forensic pathologist has to undertake. Traditionally, vertebral arteries have been dissected using two time-tested procedures. The first procedure is carried out by removing the neck block and decalcifying the block.1 The neck block can be removed using the ...
A, Aggrawal, P, Setia
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Postpartum vertebral artery dissection [PDF]
We report a case of a right vertebral artery dissection in a 35-year-old woman, 3 weeks post partum, with manifestations of vertebrobasilar disease. She was 3 weeks out from the uneventful delivery of her fourth child, with presentation of acute neurological symptoms, predominantly intractable vertigo.
Amanda, Finley +3 more
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Should we abandon cervical spine manipulation for mechanical neck pain? : yes [PDF]
Cervical spine manipulation (a high velocity, low amplitude, end range thrust manoeuvre) is a common treatment option for mechanical neck pain yet may carry the potential for serious neurovascular complications, specifically vertebral artery dissection
Wand, Benedict M +11 more
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Introduction: Eagle Syndrome (ES) also known as styloid–carotid artery syndrome is a caused by elongation of the styloid process or calcification of the stylohyoid ligament. Usually, normal stylohyoid process is 2.5 cm in length.
Smit Shah +4 more
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Case Report: Vertebral Artery Dissection After Use of Handheld Massage Gun
Introduction: Arterial dissection is well known as a potential cause of stroke in young patients. Vertebral artery dissection occurs most commonly in the setting of minor trauma but has been seen in cases of cervical manipulation.
Kathryn Sulkowski +2 more
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Acute onset of lower limb claudication as a manifestation of a spontaneous common iliac artery dissection [PDF]
Isolated abdominal aortic dissection constitutes a relatively small percentage of all aortic dissections. In this paper we present a case of a 59-year-old man who reported to the hospital because of the sudden appearance of intermittent claudication of ...
Halena, Grzegorz +3 more
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Vertebral artery dissection in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy : a case series and literature review [PDF]
Background: Arterial dissection is a rare complication of pregnancy and puerperium. There have been reports of aortic, coronary and cervical artery dissection in association with preeclampsia, however, vertebral artery dissection is rarely reported ...
Reza Pour, Nina +13 more
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A Variant Branching Pattern of the Aortic Arch: A Case Report. [PDF]
Variant aortic arch branching pattern may occur with different embryological mechanisms. We report on a variant aortic arch branching in a 41-year old Tanzanian male cadaver during dissection practice.
Rambau, Peter +11 more
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Endovascular treatment with angioplasty or stenting versus endarterectomy in patients with carotid artery stenosis in the Carotid And Vertebral Artery Transluminal Angioplasty Study (CAVATAS): long-term follow-up of a randomised trial [PDF]
Endovascular treatment (angioplasty with or without stenting) is an alternative to carotid endarterectomy for carotid artery stenosis but there are scarce long-term efficacy data showing that it prevents stroke.
Mccollum, Charles +44 more
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The observation of endovascular treatment of a 34-year-old woman with bilateral dissection lesions of vertebral arteries in V4-segments with occlusion of the right vertebral artery and right posterior inferior cerebellar artery, severe stenosis of the ...
Yu.V. Cherednychenko +6 more
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