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Dissection of vertebral artery

MedGen UID:
137904
•Concept ID:
C0338586
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Artery Dissection, Vertebral; Artery Dissections, Vertebral; Dissecting Vertebral Artery Aneurysm; Dissection, Vertebral Artery; Dissections, Vertebral Artery; Vertebral Artery Dissection; Vertebral Artery Dissections
SNOMED CT: Dissection of vertebral artery (230730001)

Definition

Splitting of the vessel wall in the VERTEBRAL ARTERY. Interstitial hemorrhage into the media of the vessel wall can lead to occlusion of the vertebral artery, aneurysm formation, or THROMBOEMBOLISM. Vertebral artery dissection is often associated with TRAUMA and injuries to the head-neck region but can occur spontaneously. [from MeSH]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDissection of vertebral artery

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Endovascular treatment of vertebral artery dissection using stents and coils: its pitfall and technical considerations.
Sadato A, Maeda S, Hayakawa M, Kato Y, Sano H, Hirose Y, Miyamoto S, Hashimoto N
Minim Invasive Neurosurg 2010 Oct;53(5-6):243-9. Epub 2011 Feb 7 doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1269873. PMID: 21302192

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Case of intracranial vertebral artery dissection in young age.
Tekin S, Aykut-Bingöl C, Aktan S
Pediatr Neurol 1997 Jan;16(1):67-70. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(96)00252-4. PMID: 9044407

Diagnosis

Occult traumatic dissection of vertebral artery with an excellent outcome.
Stranjalis G, Papavlassopoulos F, Kouyialis AT, Korfias S, Bontozoglou N, Sakas DE
Br J Neurosurg 2004 Aug;18(4):389-91. doi: 10.1080/02688690400005222. PMID: 15702842
Clinically unidentified dissection of vertebral artery as a cause of cerebellar infarction.
Iwase H, Kobayashi M, Kurata A, Inoue S
Stroke 2001 Jun;32(6):1422-4. doi: 10.1161/01.str.32.6.1422. PMID: 11387508
Case of intracranial vertebral artery dissection in young age.
Tekin S, Aykut-Bingöl C, Aktan S
Pediatr Neurol 1997 Jan;16(1):67-70. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(96)00252-4. PMID: 9044407

Therapy

Occult traumatic dissection of vertebral artery with an excellent outcome.
Stranjalis G, Papavlassopoulos F, Kouyialis AT, Korfias S, Bontozoglou N, Sakas DE
Br J Neurosurg 2004 Aug;18(4):389-91. doi: 10.1080/02688690400005222. PMID: 15702842

Prognosis

Spontaneous hemothorax in neurofibromatosis treated with percutaneous embolization.
Arai K, Sanada J, Kurozumi A, Watanabe T, Matsui O
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2007 May-Jun;30(3):477-9. doi: 10.1007/s00270-006-0056-1. PMID: 17206387
Clinically unidentified dissection of vertebral artery as a cause of cerebellar infarction.
Iwase H, Kobayashi M, Kurata A, Inoue S
Stroke 2001 Jun;32(6):1422-4. doi: 10.1161/01.str.32.6.1422. PMID: 11387508

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