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A systematic review of the risk factors for cervical artery dissection.
Stroke - 1 Jul 2005
Rubinstein Sidney M, Peerdeman Saskia M, van Tulder Maurits W, Riphagen Ingrid, Haldeman Scott
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cervical artery dissection (CAD) is a recognized cause of ischemic stroke among young and middle-aged individuals. The pathogenesis of dissections is unknown, although numerous constitutional and environmental risk factors have been postulated. To better understand the quality and nature of the research on the pathogenesis of CAD, we performed a systematic review of its risk factors....
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