Vertebral artery dissection is an important cause of stroke in the young, but it may be misdiagnosed, with potentially disastrous consequences. What symptoms should raise suspicion?

Apr 15, 2025 · Cervical artery dissection–related hospitalizations rose more than fourfold in 15 years in the United States, new research shows.

The diagnosis of vertebral artery dissection is complicated by a lack of specific imaging requirements. This study assessed the diagnostic value of various imaging findings in symptomatic VAD.

Vertebral artery dissection caused by swinging a golf club is extremely rare; however, it is crucial to use a textbook-like swing form without maximum force to avoid potentially fatal, traumatic ...

Oct 31, 2022 · In addition, she said Womack failed to rule out a vertebral artery dissection and that Waldschmidt did not " [appreciate] an indisputable acute or subacute vertebral-basilar artery occlusion."

Vertebral artery (VA) dissection caused by swinging a golf club is extremely rare, and the mechanism of the dissection has not been elucidated. A 39-year-old man suddenly felt sharp neck pain and ...

Mar 18, 2024 · Doctors should be alert to the risks of carotid dissections and vertebral artery injuries from cervical manipulations.

Given the relatively small number of studies that provided detailed information about dissection location, we chose to analyze symptom results in combined manner, but the admixture of intracranial ...

Although most studies did not describe the location along the vertebral artery course of the dissection (Fig. 2; labels V1-V4), the proportions in those studies in which location along the vessel ...

The observational literature describing imaging characteristics of VAD is heterogenous and of limited quality. Studies reviewed took varied approaches to patient selection and imaging, used ...