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Current optimal assessment and management of carotid and vertebral spontaneous and traumatic dissection.
Angiology - 1 Apr 2014
Mohan Irwin V
Abstract excerpt
Dissection of the internal carotid or vertebral artery has been recognized as a cause of stroke in young patients. It is disproportionate in its representation as a cause of stroke in this age group. Intimal tears, intramural hematomas, and dissection aneurysms may be the result of trauma or may occur spontaneously. Spontaneous dissection may be the result of inherent arterial weakness or in association with...
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