Spontaneous cervical artery dissection: an update on clinical and diagnostic aspects

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Cynthia Resende Campos-herrera²  Milberto Scaff¹  Fábio Iuji Yamamoto¹  Adriana Bastos Conforto¹ 

[1] ,Municipal Hospital Mário GattiCampinas SP

关键词: dissection;    carotid;    vertebral artery;    stroke;    angiography;    dissecção;    artéria vertebral;    acidente vascular cerebral;    arteriografia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2008000600036

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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 two decades have contributed to earlier identification of this condition. SCAD has become the commonest form of vascular lesion identified in the cervical carotid and vertebral arteries, second only to atherosclerosis. This review is an update on the epidemiology, vulnerable arterial segments, risk factors, clinical features, diagnosis, current treatment and prognosis of SCAD.

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