ALLMedicine™ Carotid Artery Dissection Center

Apr 17th, 2021 - The "Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)", caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), progressed rapidly since its first outbreak, and quickly developed into a pandemic. Although COVID-19 mostly presents with respiratory sympt...

Apr 3rd, 2021 - Spontaneous extracranial internal carotid artery dissection with complete obstruction from intraluminal thrombus.|2021|Natsis KS,Kalyvas A,Theochari E,Papamichalis E,Sofianou F,|

Mar 1st, 2021 - Posttraumatic carotid artery dissection (PTCAD) is a common injury in motor vehicle accidents and other extension and rotation injuries, but rarely developed from being shaken vigorously. A 7-day-old infant presented to our facility after being at...

Feb 8th, 2021 - A bilateral internal carotid artery dissection presenting with atypical symptoms of cerebral hypoperfusion has been rarely reported, especially in the absence of obvious precipitating factors. A middle-aged woman presented to the emergency departm...

Feb 7th, 2021 - Carotid artery dissection is a common cause of stroke in the young. It has been related to the association of the carotid artery with fixed neighboring anatomical structures. This study assesses the association between styloid process length, inte...

Apr 17th, 2021 - The "Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)", caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), progressed rapidly since its first outbreak, and quickly developed into a pandemic. Although COVID-19 mostly presents with respiratory sympt...

Apr 3rd, 2021 - Spontaneous extracranial internal carotid artery dissection with complete obstruction from intraluminal thrombus.|2021|Natsis KS,Kalyvas A,Theochari E,Papamichalis E,Sofianou F,|

Mar 1st, 2021 - Posttraumatic carotid artery dissection (PTCAD) is a common injury in motor vehicle accidents and other extension and rotation injuries, but rarely developed from being shaken vigorously. A 7-day-old infant presented to our facility after being at...

Feb 8th, 2021 - A bilateral internal carotid artery dissection presenting with atypical symptoms of cerebral hypoperfusion has been rarely reported, especially in the absence of obvious precipitating factors. A middle-aged woman presented to the emergency departm...

Feb 7th, 2021 - Carotid artery dissection is a common cause of stroke in the young. It has been related to the association of the carotid artery with fixed neighboring anatomical structures. This study assesses the association between styloid process length, inte...

Nov 26th, 2017 - The treatment of internal carotid artery dissection consists of anticoagulation with intravenous heparin followed by oral anticoagulation for 3-6 months.[13] However, no randomized controlled trials support such a therapeutic approach, and the val...

May 1st, 2017 - Conclusion We have reported the case of a 32-year-old professional hockey goaltender who presented with isolated, persistent, worsening headache of delayed onset after ICA dissection. The ICA dissection resulted from indirect trauma, with reaction.

Jul 5th, 2016 - In ICAD, a tear in the artery wall causes blood to enter the tunica media of the vessel, forming an intramural hematoma. 2,6 This may result in either stenosis of the lumen of the vessel from the enlarging hematoma or an outward aneurysmal dilatati.

Jul 2nd, 2009 - Georgiadis D, Arnold M, von Buedingen HC, et al. Aspirin vs anticoagulation in carotid artery dissection: a study of 298 patients. Neurology. 2009;72:1810-1815. Available at: http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/19321846

Dec 26th, 2006 - December 27, 2006 (Irvine, CA) - Methamphetamine use may be linked to increased risk of carotid artery dissection and stroke, according to an article published in the December 26, 2006 issue of Neurology [ 1]. "It appears methamphetamine use is to...