Have you ever experienced a sudden, severe headache? What about a moment when words just wouldn’t come out right, even though ...

New study reveals alarming increase in cases of cervical artery dissection, a little-known but growing cause of stroke.

With a carotid stent, dilation balloon, and integrated embolic protection (IEP) filter for added safety, the system also ...

The case is presented of carotid artery dissection causing Horner’s syndrome in a 25 year old woman after treadmill running. She presented with characteristic eye signs and mild pain. Early diagnosis ...

Carotid artery dissection is a tear in the inner layer of a carotid artery. This can cause blood to leak into the other layers of the artery and may restrict blood flow to the brain, causing a stroke.

A carotid artery tear occurs when an artery in the side of the neck rips and stops blood from reaching the brain - causing neurons to stop working and die. Stefanie Smith, 41, died on a flight ...

Key points about carotid dissection A carotid dissection is a tear in the inner layer of the wall of a carotid artery that allows bleeding into the artery wall. A carotid dissection can be due to ...

Citation Qiu C, Wu Z, He Y, Tian L, Zhu Q, Shang T, Zhang H, Li D. Endovascular therapy versus medical treatment for spontaneous isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery. Cochrane ...

Spontaneous carotid artery dissection, which accounts for a significant majority of carotid dissection cases, is most commonly idiopathic, and patients often have a family history of arterial ...

Carotid artery dissection is a well-known cause of ischemic stroke among young and middle-aged individuals. 8 Although the pathogenesis of carotid dissections remains unknown, numerous risk factors ...

5. Conclusion and Recommendation Internal carotid artery dissection should not be forgotten as a possible cause of vocal cord paralysis in some cases of vocal cord paralysis of uncertain etiology.