Vertebral Artery Dissection
"Vertebral Artery Dissection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Splitting of the vessel wall in the VERTEBRAL ARTERY. Interstitial hemorrhage into the media of the vessel wall can lead to occlusion of the vertebral artery, aneurysm formation, or THROMBOEMBOLISM. Vertebral artery dissection is often associated with TRAUMA and injuries to the head-neck region but can occur spontaneously.
| Descriptor ID |
D020217
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.300.350.875 C10.900.250.650 C14.907.055.050.575 C14.907.253.535.800 C26.915.200.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Vertebral Artery Dissection- Vertebral Artery Dissection
- Artery Dissection, Vertebral
- Artery Dissections, Vertebral
- Dissection, Vertebral Artery
- Dissections, Vertebral Artery
- Vertebral Artery Dissections
- Dissecting Vertebral Artery Aneurysm
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vertebral Artery Dissection" by people in Profiles.
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Stenting as a treatment for cranio-cervical artery dissection: Improved major adverse cardiovascular event-free survival. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 01 01; 99(1):134-139.
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Early Anticoagulation or Antiplatelet Therapy Is Critical in Craniocervical Artery Dissection: Results from the COMPASS Registry. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020; 49(4):369-374.
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Significant period between presentation and diagnosis in basilar artery occlusion: five cases and the lessons learned. Stroke. 2015 Apr; 46(4):e79-81.
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Case report on vertebral artery dissection in mixed martial arts. Emerg Med Australas. 2012 Apr; 24(2):203-6.
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Bilateral internal carotid and vertebral artery dissection after a horse-riding injury. J Vasc Surg. 2010 Oct; 52(4):1052-7.
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Simultaneous bilateral internal carotid and vertebral artery dissection following chiropractic manipulation: case report and review of the literature. Neuroradiology. 2003 May; 45(5):311-4.