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from @EMBoardBombs @blakebriggsMD @IltifatMD
This review will focus on spontaneous dissections, not traumatic, as well as the pathophys, risk factors, presentation, diagnosis, and management.
Cervical artery dissections are a common cause of stroke in young(<50 years )w/ some reports of up to 20% being from dissections
Cervical artery dissections are a common cause of stroke in young(<50 years )w/ some reports of up to 20% being from dissections
Much like aortic dissections, there is some loss of structure along the wall of either the internal carotid artery or vertebral artery
This allows blood to collect within the intima.
In patients <50 years old, cervical artery dissections account for 20% of ischemic strokes.
This allows blood to collect within the intima.
In patients <50 years old, cervical artery dissections account for 20% of ischemic strokes.
