Article
Connective tissue and vascular phenotype in patients with cervical artery dissection.
Neurology - 12 Jun 2007
Dittrich R, Heidbreder A, Rohsbach D, Schmalhorst J, Nassenstein I, Maintz D, Ringelstein E B, Nabavi D G, Kuhlenbäumer G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clinical observations and electron microscopic investigation of skin biopsies demonstrated connective tissue abnormalities in a sizeable proportion of patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection (sCAD), suggesting an unknown connective tissue disorder as a risk factor for sCAD. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate in a case-control setting if patients with sCAD exhibit clinical signs indicative of a...
Topics
- Adult
- Aortic Dissection
- Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection
- Case-Control Studies
- Cerebral Arterial Diseases
- Cerebral Arteries
- Connective Tissue Diseases
- Female
- Genetic Testing
- Humans
- Joint Instability
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged