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Dissection of vertebral artery

MedGen UID:
137904
•Concept ID:
C0338586
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Artery Dissection, Vertebral; Artery Dissections, Vertebral; Dissecting Vertebral Artery Aneurysm; Dissection, Vertebral Artery; Dissections, Vertebral Artery; Vertebral Artery Dissection; Vertebral Artery Dissections
SNOMED CT: Dissection of vertebral artery (230730001)

Definition

A tear within the wall of a vertebral artery. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDissection of vertebral artery

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Endovascular treatment of vertebral artery dissection using stents and coils: its pitfall and technical considerations.
Sadato A, Maeda S, Hayakawa M, Kato Y, Sano H, Hirose Y, Miyamoto S, Hashimoto N
Minim Invasive Neurosurg 2010 Oct;53(5-6):243-9. Epub 2011 Feb 7 doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1269873. PMID: 21302192

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Case of intracranial vertebral artery dissection in young age.
Tekin S, Aykut-Bingöl C, Aktan S
Pediatr Neurol 1997 Jan;16(1):67-70. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(96)00252-4. PMID: 9044407

Diagnosis

Occult traumatic dissection of vertebral artery with an excellent outcome.
Stranjalis G, Papavlassopoulos F, Kouyialis AT, Korfias S, Bontozoglou N, Sakas DE
Br J Neurosurg 2004 Aug;18(4):389-91. doi: 10.1080/02688690400005222. PMID: 15702842
Clinically unidentified dissection of vertebral artery as a cause of cerebellar infarction.
Iwase H, Kobayashi M, Kurata A, Inoue S
Stroke 2001 Jun;32(6):1422-4. doi: 10.1161/01.str.32.6.1422. PMID: 11387508
Case of intracranial vertebral artery dissection in young age.
Tekin S, Aykut-Bingöl C, Aktan S
Pediatr Neurol 1997 Jan;16(1):67-70. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(96)00252-4. PMID: 9044407

Therapy

Occult traumatic dissection of vertebral artery with an excellent outcome.
Stranjalis G, Papavlassopoulos F, Kouyialis AT, Korfias S, Bontozoglou N, Sakas DE
Br J Neurosurg 2004 Aug;18(4):389-91. doi: 10.1080/02688690400005222. PMID: 15702842

Prognosis

Spontaneous hemothorax in neurofibromatosis treated with percutaneous embolization.
Arai K, Sanada J, Kurozumi A, Watanabe T, Matsui O
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2007 May-Jun;30(3):477-9. doi: 10.1007/s00270-006-0056-1. PMID: 17206387
Clinically unidentified dissection of vertebral artery as a cause of cerebellar infarction.
Iwase H, Kobayashi M, Kurata A, Inoue S
Stroke 2001 Jun;32(6):1422-4. doi: 10.1161/01.str.32.6.1422. PMID: 11387508

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