Cervicocephalic Arterial Dissection

Postpartum cervicocephalic artery dissection.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cervicocephalic artery dissection (CAD) after childbirth is rare. The objective of this study was to determine differences between postpartum and nonpostpartum CAD. METHODS We compared consecutive patients with postpartum CAD with a control group of women with nonpostpartum CAD. RESULTS Of 245 patients with CAD, 102 women <50 years (6 with postpartum CAD and 96 with n...

Cervical arterial dissection.

Background and Purpose—Cervical arterial dissection is a major cause of stroke in young adults, yet despite standard treatment with anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs, its management remains uncertain. The goal of this study was to assess the natural history of the disorder and to decide on the feasibility of a therapeutic trial. Methods—Collaborating members of the Canadian Stroke Consortium...

Stent Treatment of Arterial Dissection

Chinese Cervicocephalic artery dissection study (CCADS): rationale and protocol for a multicenter prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND Cervicocephalic artery dissection (CAD) is an important etiology of stroke in the youth. Findings from recent studies suggest it a "group of disease entities" with different underlying etiologies, presentations and prognosis, necessitating an integral study including various types of CAD to get a better understanding of this disease. In addition, Chinese patients with CAD are likely ...

Fatal intracranial arterial dissection: clinical pathological correlation.

The clinical pathological features of fatal arterial dissection confined to the intracranial vessels are described. Three patients with anterior circulation dissections presented with focal ischaemic neurological deficits and pathological examination of involved vessels revealed a dissection plane between internal elastic lamina and media accompanied by intravascular thrombosis. Three of four p...