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Association of cervical artery dissection with connective tissue abnormalities in skin and arteries.
Frontiers of neurology and neuroscience - 1 Jan 2005
Brandt T, Morcher M, Hausser I
Abstract excerpt
Spontaneous cervical artery dissections (sCAD) often occur in otherwise healthy individuals without known risk factors for stroke and frequently develop spontaneously without relevant trauma. An underlying arteriopathy leading to a so-called 'weakness of the vessel wall' and predisposing certain individuals to dissection has often been postulated. Therefore, the morphology of connective tissue, a main component...
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