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Pan J, Wang JW, Cai XF, Lu KF, Wang ZZ, Guo SY. Intracranial large artery embolism due to carotid thrombosis caused by a neck massager: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11:2489-2495. [PMID: 37123320 PMCID: PMC10130990 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i11.2489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There are few reported cases of intracranial large artery embolism due to carotid thrombosis caused by a neck massager. Herein we report such a case.
CASE SUMMARY A 49-year-old woman presented with left limb weakness and dysarthria after a history of neck massage for 1 mo. Neurological examination showed left central facial paralysis and left hemiparesis with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score of 12. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed restricted diffusion on diffusion-weighted imaging in the right parietal and temporal lobes. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) indicated M3 segment embolism of the right middle cerebral artery. Neck CTA revealed thrombosis of the bilateral common carotid arteries. Carotid ultrasound showed thrombosis in the bilateral common carotid arteries (approximately 2 cm below the proximal end of the carotid sinus), and contrast-enhanced ultrasound did not suggest enhancement. No hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, vasculitis, or thrombophilia was found after admission. After 1 wk of treatment with aspirin 200 mg and atorvastatin 40 mg, a carotid ultrasound reexamination showed that the thrombosis had significantly reduced.
CONCLUSION Neck massager may cause carotid artery thrombosis.
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- Jie Pan
- Department of Neurology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tiantai People's Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Taizhou 317200, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
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Zheng B, Luo X, Zhou J, Huang X, Li M, Zheng H, Yuan Y, Wang J. Case report: Acute ischemic stroke caused by intracranial artery dissection in a patient with skull fractures. Front Neurol 2022; 13:963396. [DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.963396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The intracranial artery dissection (IAD) is an uncommon but life-threatening disease. The IAD would develop a significant cerebral infarction due to unrecognized contrecoup brain injury. We report a 53-year-old man fell to develop blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVIs) more than 2 months ago. During his rehabilitation, he often had a transient left headache and underwent short-term right limb weakness twice, but he did not care. He was hospitalized again because of suffering right limb weakness for more than 4 h. The brain computed tomography angiography (CTA) showed subtotal occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery M1 segment, and the vascular morphology displayed the IAD. The patient was then treated with balloon dilation and a self-expanding stent. This case highlights that IAD may show delayed onset with no initial typical symptom. By early detecting of abnormal signs and symptoms, serious traumatic brain injury may be avoided.
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Keser Z, Chiang CC, Benson JC, Pezzini A, Lanzino G. Cervical Artery Dissections: Etiopathogenesis and Management. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2022; 18:685-700. [PMID: 36082197 PMCID: PMC9447449 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s362844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cervical Artery Dissection (CeAD) is a frequent stroke etiology for patients younger than 50 years old. The most common immediate complications related to CeAD are headache and neck pain (65–95%), TIA/ischemic stroke (>50%), and partial Horner’s syndrome (25%). The prevailing hypothesis regarding the pathogenesis of sCeAD is that the underlying constitutional vessel wall weakness of patients with sCeAD is genetically determined and that environmental factors could act as triggers. The stroke prevention treatment of CeAD remains controversial, involving anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy and potentially emergent stenting and/or thrombectomy or angioplasty for selected cases of carotid artery dissection with occlusion. The treatment of headache associated with CeAD depends on the headache phenotype and comorbidities. Radiographically, more than 75% of CeAD cases present with occlusion or non-occlusive stenosis. Many patients demonstrate partial and complete healing, more commonly in the carotid arteries. One-fifth of the patients develop dissecting pseudoaneurysm, but this is a benign clinical entity with an extremely low rupture and stroke recurrence risk. Good recovery is achieved in many CeAD cases, and mortality remains low. Family history of CeAD, connective tissue disorders like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, and fibromuscular dysplasia are risk factors for recurrent CeAD, which can occur in 3–9% of the cases. This review serves as a comprehensive, updated overview of CeAD, emphasizing etiopathogenesis and management.
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- Zafer Keser
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Correspondence: Zafer Keser, Department of Neurology – Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA, Email
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Neurology Clinic, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Campo-Caballero D, de la Riva P, de Arce A, Martínez-Zabaleta M, Rodríguez-Antigüedad J, Ekiza J, Iruzubieta P, Purroy F, Fuentes B, de Lera Alfonso M, Krupinski J, Mengual Chirife JJ, Palomeras E, Guisado-Alonso D, Rodríguez-Yáñez M, Ustrell X, Tejada García J, de Felipe Mimbrera A, Paré-Curell M, Tembl J, Cajaraville S, Garcés M, Serena J. Reperfusion therapy in acute ischaemic stroke due to cervical and cerebral artery dissection: Results from a Spanish multicentre study. NEUROLOGÍA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2022:S2173-5808(22)00074-8. [PMID: 35842129 DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2020.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Ischaemic stroke (IS) due to cervical and cerebral artery dissection (CAD) is a rare entity, and few data are available on the use of such reperfusion therapies as intravenous fibrinolysis and mechanical thrombectomy in these patients. We analysed the use of these treatments in patients with IS due to CAD and compared them against patients receiving reperfusion treatment for IS of other aetiologies. METHODS We conducted an observational, retrospective, multicentre study of patients with IS due to CAD recorded in the National Stroke Registry of the Spanish Society of Neurology during the period 2011-2019. Comparative analyses were performed between: a) patients with CAD treated and not treated with reperfusion therapies and b) patients treated with reperfusion for IS due to CAD and patients treated with reperfusion for IS due to other causes. Epidemiological data, stroke variables, and outcomes at discharge and at 3 months were included in the analysis. RESULTS The study included 21,037 patients with IS: 223 (1%) had IS due to CAD, of whom 68 (30%) received reperfusion treatment. Reperfusion treatments were used less frequently in cases of vertebral artery dissection and more frequently in patients with carotid artery occlusion. Compared to patients with IS due to other causes, patients with CAD were younger, more frequently underwent mechanical thrombectomy, and less frequently received intravenous fibrinolysis. Rates of haemorrhagic complications, mortality, and independence at 3 months were similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Reperfusion therapy is frequently used in patients with IS due to CAD. The outcomes of these patients demonstrate the efficacy and safety of reperfusion treatments, and are comparable to the outcomes of patients with IS due to other aetiologies.
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- D Campo-Caballero
- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Sant Sebastián, Spain.
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Sant Sebastián, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Sant Sebastián, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Sant Sebastián, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Sant Sebastián, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Sant Sebastián, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital de Mataró, Mataró, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Clínico Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
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Abouelleil M, Chehab A, Nabulsi O, Singer J, Mazaris P. Use of Pipeline Flex Flow Diverter in the Treatment of an Internal Carotid Artery Dissection: A Case Report. INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSURGERY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2022.101577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Sulkowski K, Grant G, Brodie T. Case Report: Vertebral Artery Dissection After Use of Handheld Massage Gun. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med 2022; 6:159-161. [PMID: 35701359 PMCID: PMC9197740 DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2022.2.56046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction Arterial dissection is well known as a potential cause of stroke in young patients. Vertebral artery dissection occurs most commonly in the setting of minor trauma but has been seen in cases of cervical manipulation. With advances in at-home therapeutic modalities for neck pain came the advent of handheld massage guns. These massage guns have gained considerable popularity in recent years, but their safety for use in the cervical region has not been well studied. Case report In this case report, we discuss a 27-year-old female who presented with headache, neck pain, and dizziness who was found to have vertebral artery dissection after repetitive use of a handheld massage gun. Conclusion In young patients presenting with headache, neck pain, and vague neurologic symptoms it is important to consider vertebral artery dissection as a cause of symptoms as it can lead to serious morbidity. When considering an inciting event such as minor trauma, it may also be important to assess whether there has been use of a handheld massage gun. Although causality is difficult to establish, with the increase in use of handheld massage guns we may find more frequent association between their use and vertebral artery dissection.
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- Kathryn Sulkowski
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Las Vegas, Nevada
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- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Emergency Medicine Residency Program,
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- Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Kim JG, Kang CH, Choi JC, Song Y, Suh DC, Lee DH. Clinical Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment for Carotid Artery Dissection Without Intracranial Large Vessel Occlusion in Patients With Cerebral Ischemia Presentation. Front Neurol 2022; 12:713190. [PMID: 35185743 PMCID: PMC8847726 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.713190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background and PurposeWe describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes (including the long-term patency of endovascular treatment [EVT]) of patients with acute ischemic strokes (AISs) featuring carotid artery dissection (CAD) but not intracranial large vessel occlusion.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent EVT for spontaneous or post-traumatic AISs with CAD over a 13 year period from September 2005 to November 2018. The indications for EVT in patients with AIS-related CAD were a pretreatment diffusion-weighted imaging-Alberta Stroke Program early computed tomography (ASPECT) score > 6 and, clinical-diffusion mismatch. But, if the patients showed fluctuated ischemic symptoms, the joint decision by a stroke neurologist and neurointerventionist was done according to the onset-to-door time, symptoms, patient data, and the initial neuroimaging findings whether indicated that EVT was appropriate.ResultsTwenty-two dissected carotid arteries underwent balloon angioplasty and/or stent placement. The patients were 6 women and 16 men of median age 46 years. Twelve lacked any trauma history. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator was prescribed for two (9.1%) patients. Four developed symptomatic intracranial hemorrhages (18.2%) but 86.4% exhibited modified Rankin scores ≤ 2.ConclusionsAlthough attention to the hemorrhagic complication is required, EVT for selective patients with cerebral ischemia associated with CAD may be safe and acceptable treatment strategy for reconstruction of luminal patency, with good clinical outcomes. Prospective large-scale randomized studies are required to optimize EVT for CAD patients.
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- Joong-Goo Kim
- Department of Neurology, Jeju National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Jeju National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Jeju National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Deok Hee Lee
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Kondo R, Ishihara S, Uemiya N, Kakehi Y, Nakadate M, Singu T, Tsuzuki N, Tokushige K. Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischaemic Stroke Caused by Vertebral Artery Dissection: A Report of Three Cases and Literature Review. NMC Case Rep J 2022; 8:817-825. [PMID: 35079554 PMCID: PMC8769423 DOI: 10.2176/nmccrj.cr.2021-0268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Vertebrobasilar artery dissection is an uncommon cause of acute ischaemic stroke (AIS). Optimal endovascular management has not been established. This study aimed to share our experience with endovascular reperfusion therapy for vertebrobasilar artery occlusion due to vertebral artery dissection (VAD). We retrospectively reviewed 134 consecutive patients with AIS who received urgent endovascular reperfusion therapy between November 2017 and November 2019. Three patients diagnosed with VAD were investigated. The evaluation included mechanisms of vertebrobasilar artery occlusion due to VAD, variations in endovascular procedures, and functional outcomes. Dissections at the V3, V4 and extension of V3 to V4 segments were seen in one patient each. The mechanism of AIS was different in each patient: occlusion of the distal non-dissected artery due to an embolus from the dissection site (distal occlusion), haemodynamic collapse of the entire vertebrobasilar artery system due to the arterial dissection itself (local occlusion), or coexistence of distal occlusion and local occlusion (tandem occlusion). The endovascular reperfusion therapy was performed corresponding to the abovementioned mechanisms: mechanical thrombectomy for distal occlusion, stenting for local occlusion, and a combination of thrombectomy and stenting for tandem occlusion. In all three patients, effective recanalization and functional independence (modified Rankin Scale scores of 0–2 at 90 days after the onset) were achieved. Endovascular treatment corresponding to the individual mechanism of AIS may improve patient outcomes.
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- Ryushi Kondo
- Department of Neuroendovascular Therapy, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, Sayama, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neuroendovascular Therapy, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, Sayama, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neuroendovascular Therapy, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, Sayama, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neuroendovascular Therapy, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, Sayama, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neuroendovascular Therapy, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, Sayama, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neuroendovascular Therapy, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, Sayama, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, Sayama, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, Sayama, Saitama, Japan
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Tarsia J, Vidal G, Zweifler RM. Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia, and Carotid Webs. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-69424-7.00035-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cucchiara BL, Kasner SE. Treatment of “Other” Stroke Etiologies. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-69424-7.00058-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bodiguel E, Naggara O, Mas JL. Dissecazione delle arterie carotidee e vertebrali extracraniche. Neurologia 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1634-7072(21)45783-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Da Ros V, Scaggiante J, Pitocchi F, Sallustio F, Lattanzi S, Umana GE, Chaurasia B, Bandettini di Poggio M, Toscano G, Rolla Bigliani C, Ruggiero M, Haznedari N, Sgreccia A, Sanfilippo G, Diomedi M, Finocchi C, Floris R. Mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke with tandem occlusions: impact of extracranial carotid lesion etiology on endovascular management and outcome. Neurosurg Focus 2021; 51:E6. [PMID: 34198245 DOI: 10.3171/2021.4.focus21111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Different etiologies of extracranial internal carotid artery steno-occlusive lesions (ECLs) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and tandem occlusion (TO) have been pooled together in randomized trials. However, carotid atherosclerosis (CA) and carotid dissection (CD), the two most common ECL etiologies, are distinct nosological entities. The authors aimed to determine if ECL etiology has impacts on the endovascular management and outcome of patients with TO. METHODS A multicenter, retrospective study of prospectively collected data was conducted. AIS patients were included who had TO due to internal CA or CD and ipsilateral M1 middle cerebral artery occlusion and underwent endovascular treatment (EVT). Comparative analyses including demographic data, safety, successful recanalization rates, and clinical outcome were performed according to EVT and ECL etiology. RESULTS In total, 214 AIS patients with TOs were included (77.6% CA related, 22.4% CD related). Patients treated with a retrograde approach were more often functionally independent at 3 months than patients treated with an antegrade approach (OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.4-0.9). Patients with CD-related TOs achieved 90-day clinical independence more often than patients with CA-related TOs (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.1-2.0). Emergency stenting use was associated with good 3-month clinical outcome only in patients with CA-related TOs (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.1-2.1). Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) occurred in 10.7% of patients, without differences associated with ECL etiology. CONCLUSIONS ECL etiology impacts both EVT approach and clinical outcome in patients with TOs. Patients with CD-related TO achieved higher 3-month functional independence rates than patients with CA-related TOs. A retrograde approach can be desirable for both CA- and CD-related TOs, and emergency stenting is likely better justified in CA-related TOs.
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- Valerio Da Ros
- 1Department of Biomedicine, Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome
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- 1Department of Biomedicine, Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome.,13Medical University of South Carolina, Division of Neuroradiology, Charleston, South Carolina
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- 1Department of Biomedicine, Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome
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- 3Neurological Clinic, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona
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- 4Department of Neurosurgery, Trauma Center, Gamma Knife Center, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- 5Department of Neurosurgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- 6Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genova
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- 8Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Policlinico Universitario San Martino, Genova
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- 10Department of Clinical Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology, AOU Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona
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- 11Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia
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- 12Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; and
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- 6Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genova
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- 1Department of Biomedicine, Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome
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Srinivas P, Nwosu J, Foy-Yamah A, Ejohwomu CO. Carotid artery dissection: a case of recurrence. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:e241718. [PMID: 34031082 PMCID: PMC8155000 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-241718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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A 53-year-old healthy man with history of left internal carotid artery dissection in 2006 presented with right-sided facial pain with paraesthesia associated with taste and speech disturbances. A CT angiogram was done without further delay considering the patient's history of dissection, and revealed a non-occlusive right-sided internal carotid artery dissection at the skull base level. The neurologist, neurosurgeons and stroke team were involved in the care, and the patient was immediately moved to a tertiary hospital for further intervention. Brain MRI and magnetic resonance angiography did not reveal further progression of the dissection and the patient was therefore medically managed.
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- Pratiksha Srinivas
- Internal Medicine, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool, UK
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- Internal Medicine, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool, UK
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- Internal Medicine, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool, UK
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Wang G, Li C, Piao J, Xu B, Yu J. Endovascular treatment of blunt injury of the extracranial internal carotid artery: the prospect and dilemma. Int J Med Sci 2021; 18:944-952. [PMID: 33456352 PMCID: PMC7807178 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.50275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) refers to the anatomic location that reaches from the common carotid artery proximally to the skull base distally. The extracranial ICA belongs to the C1 segment of the Bouthillier classification and is at considerable risk for injury. Currently, the understanding of endovascular treatment (EVT) for blunt injury of the extracranial ICA is limited, and a comprehensive review is therefore important. In this review, we found that extracranial ICA blunt injury should be identified in patients presenting after blunt trauma, including classical dissection, pseudoaneurysm, and stenosis/occlusion. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is the first-line method for screening for extracranial ICA blunt injury, although digital subtraction angiography (DSA) remains the "gold standard" in imaging. Antithrombotic treatment is effective for stroke prevention. However, routine EVT in the form of stenting should be reserved for patients with prolonged neurological symptoms from arterial stenosis or considerably enlarged pseudoaneurysm. Endovascular repair is now emerging as a favored therapeutic option given its demonstrated safety and positive clinical and radiographic outcomes.
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- Guangming Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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Campo-Caballero D, de la Riva P, de Arce A, Martínez-Zabaleta M, Rodríguez-Antigüedad J, Ekiza J, Iruzubieta P, Purroy F, Fuentes B, de Lera Alfonso M, Krupinski J, Mengual Chirife JJ, Palomeras E, Guisado-Alonso D, Rodríguez-Yáñez M, Ustrell X, Tejada García J, de Felipe Mimbrera A, Paré-Curell M, Tembl J, Cajaraville S, Garcés M, Serena J. Reperfusion treatment in acute ischaemic stroke due to cervical and cerebral artery dissection: results of a Spanish national multicentre study. Neurologia 2020; 38:S0213-4853(20)30430-8. [PMID: 33358059 DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2020.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Ischaemic stroke (IS) due to cervical and cerebral artery dissection (CAD) is a rare entity, and few data are available on the use of such reperfusion therapies as intravenous fibrinolysis and mechanical thrombectomy in these patients. We analysed the use of these treatments in patients with IS due to CAD and compared them against patients receiving reperfusion treatment for IS of other aetiologies. METHOD We conducted an observational, retrospective, multicentre study of patients with IS due to CAD recorded in the National Stroke Registry of the Spanish Society of Neurology during the period 2011-2019. Comparative analyses were performed between: a) patients with CAD treated and not treated with reperfusion therapies and b) patients treated with reperfusion for IS due to CAD and patients treated with reperfusion for IS due to other causes. Epidemiological data, stroke variables, and outcomes at discharge and at 3 months were included in the analysis. RESULTS The study included 21,037 patients with IS: 223 (1%) had IS due to CAD, of whom 68 (30%) received reperfusion treatment. Reperfusion treatments were used less frequently in cases of vertebral artery dissection and more frequently in patients with carotid artery occlusion. Compared to patients with IS due to other causes, patients with CAD were younger, more frequently underwent mechanical thrombectomy, and less frequently received intravenous fibrinolysis. Rates of haemorrhagic complications, mortality, and independence at 3 months were similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Reperfusion therapy is frequently used in patients with IS due to CAD. The outcomes of these patients demonstrate the efficacy and safety of reperfusion treatments, and are comparable to the outcomes of patients with IS due to other aetiologies.
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- D Campo-Caballero
- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Sant Sebastián, España.
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Sant Sebastián, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Sant Sebastián, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Sant Sebastián, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Sant Sebastián, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Sant Sebastián, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida, Lleida, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital de Mataró, Mataró, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, Tarragona, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitari i Politécnic La Fe, Valencia, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Clínico Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, España
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, España
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Venketasubramanian N, Mundada P, Hegde AN, Tan M, Ng D. Post-Traumatic Carotid Artery Dissection Begins at the Skull Base: A Case Report. Case Rep Neurol 2020; 12:143-148. [PMID: 33505286 DOI: 10.1159/000504567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cervical artery dissection is a rare complication of head and neck trauma. Though it is an infrequent cause of ischaemic stroke, it is more common among the young with cerebral ischaemia. The usual location of carotid dissection is just beyond the carotid bulb. We report a case of post-traumatic internal carotid dissection that began at the base of the skull after blunt head trauma from a road traffic accident. The patient is a 25-year-old right-handed lady who, 2 days after the accident, developed dysphasia and right-sided limb weakness. She had no significant past medical history. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed acute ischaemic stroke in the internal watershed regions of the left cerebral hemisphere. MR angiogram revealed focal near-occlusion of the left internal carotid artery at the base of the skull just prior to its entry into the petrous temporal bone. There were no skull fractures. She progressed despite anticoagulation. The location of the site of dissection at the base of the skull is likely due to stresses on the carotid intima at this point during flexion-extension-rotation that occurs during head injury, as this is where the internal carotid artery is tethered to the skull. Rapid recognition of symptoms of cerebral ischaemia among patients with blunt head trauma is needed to allow prompt investigation and institution of relevant therapies.
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Raffles Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Raffles Eye Centre, Raffles Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Raffles Skin and Aesthetics Centre, Raffles Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Farouk M, Sato K, Matsumoto Y, Tominaga T. Endovascular Treatment of Internal Carotid Artery Dissection Presenting with Acute Ischemic Stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2020; 29:104592. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.104592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Adam G, Darcourt J, Roques M, Ferrier M, Gramada R, Meluchova Z, Patsoura S, Viguier A, Cognard C, Larrue V, Bonneville F. Standard Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in the Brain Can Detect Cervical Internal Carotid Artery Dissections. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2020; 41:318-322. [PMID: 31948949 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The ICA is the most common site of cervical artery dissection. Prompt and reliable identification of the mural hematoma is warranted when a dissection is clinically suspected. The purpose of this study was to assess to capacity of a standard DWI sequence acquired routinely on the brain to detect dissecting hematoma related to cervical ICA dissections. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study of a cohort of 110 patients younger than 55 years of age (40 women; mean age, 46.79 years) admitted at the acute phase of a neurologic deficit, headache, or neck pain and investigated by at least a standard 3T diffusion-weighted sequence of the brain. Among them were 50 patients (14 women; mean age, 46.72 years) with subsequently confirmed ICA dissection. In the whole anonymized cohort, both a senior and junior radiologist separately assessed, on the DWI sequences only, the presence of a crescent-shaped or circular hypersignal projecting on the subpetrosal segment of the ICA arteries, assuming that it would correspond to a mural hematoma related to an ICA dissection. RESULTS The senior radiologist found 46 subpetrosal hyperintensities in 43/50 patients with ICA dissection and none in patients without dissection (sensitivity, 86%; specificity, 100%). The junior radiologist found 48 subpetrosal hyperintensities in 45/50 patients with dissection and none in patients without dissection (sensitivity, 90%; specificity, 100%). CONCLUSIONS In our cohort, a standard DWI sequence performed on the brain at the acute phase of a stroke or for a clinical suspicion of dissection detected nearly 90% of cervical ICA dissections.
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- G Adam
- From the Departments of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (G.A., J.D., M.R., M.F., R.G., Z.M., S.P., C.C., F.B.)
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (G.A., J.D., M.R., M.F., R.G., Z.M., S.P., C.C., F.B.)
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (G.A., J.D., M.R., M.F., R.G., Z.M., S.P., C.C., F.B.)
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (G.A., J.D., M.R., M.F., R.G., Z.M., S.P., C.C., F.B.)
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (G.A., J.D., M.R., M.F., R.G., Z.M., S.P., C.C., F.B.)
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (G.A., J.D., M.R., M.F., R.G., Z.M., S.P., C.C., F.B.)
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (G.A., J.D., M.R., M.F., R.G., Z.M., S.P., C.C., F.B.)
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- Neurology (A.V., V.L.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse, Pierre-Paul Riquet Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (G.A., J.D., M.R., M.F., R.G., Z.M., S.P., C.C., F.B.)
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- Neurology (A.V., V.L.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse, Pierre-Paul Riquet Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- From the Departments of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (G.A., J.D., M.R., M.F., R.G., Z.M., S.P., C.C., F.B.)
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Non-traumatic cervical artery dissection and ischemic stroke: A narrative review of recent research. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2019; 187:105561. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.105561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Compagne KCJ, Goldhoorn RB, Uyttenboogaart M, van Oostenbrugge RJ, van Zwam WH, van Doormaal PJ, Dippel DWJ, van der Lugt A, Emmer BJ, van Es ACGM. Acute Endovascular Treatment of Patients With Ischemic Stroke From Intracranial Large Vessel Occlusion and Extracranial Carotid Dissection. Front Neurol 2019; 10:102. [PMID: 30837934 PMCID: PMC6390807 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Introduction: Carotid artery dissection (CAD) and atherosclerotic carotid artery occlusion (ACAO) are major causes of a tandem occlusion in patients with intracranial large vessel occlusion (LVO). Presence of tandem occlusions may hamper intracranial access and potentially increases the risk of procedural complications of endovascular treatment (EVT). Our aim was to assess neurological, functional and technical outcome and complications of EVT for intracranial LVO in patients with CAD in comparison to patients with ACAO and to patients without CAD or ACAO. Methods: We analyzed data of the MR CLEAN trial intervention arm and MR CLEAN Registry, acquired in 16 Dutch EVT-centers. Primary outcome was the change in stroke severity by comparing the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score at 24–48 h after treatment vs. baseline. Secondary outcomes included reperfusion rate and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH). We compared outcomes and complications between patients with CAD vs. patients with ACAO and patients without CAD or ACAO. Results: In total, we identified 74 (4.7%) patients with CAD, 92 (5.9%) patients with ACAO and 1398 (89.4%) patients without CAD or ACAO. Neurological improvement at short-term after EVT in patients with CAD was significantly better compared to ACAO (resp. mean −5 vs. mean −1 NIHSS point; p = 0.03) and did not differ compared to patients without CAD or ACAO (−4 NIHSS points; p = 0.62). Rates of successful reperfusion in patients with CAD (47%) was comparable to patients with ACAO (47%; p = 1.00), but was less often achieved compared to patients without CAD or ACAO (58%; p = 0.08). Occurrence of sICH did not differ significantly between CAD patients (5%) and ACAO (11%; p = 0.33) or without CAD/ACAO (6%; p = 1.00). Conclusion: EVT in patients with intracranial LVO due to CAD results in neurological improvement comparable to patients without tandem occlusions. Therefore, carotid artery dissection by itself should not be a contraindication for endovascular treatment in stroke patients with intracranial large vessel occlusion. Although more challenging endovascular procedures are to be suspected in both patients with CAD or ACAO, accurate distinction between CAD and ACAO might influence clinical decision making as better clinical outcome can be expected in patients with CAD.
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- Kars C J Compagne
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.,Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands.,Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Bernardo F, Nannoni S, Strambo D, Puccinelli F, Saliou G, Michel P, Sirimarco G. Efficacy and safety of endovascular treatment in acute ischemic stroke due to cervical artery dissection: A 15-year consecutive case series. Int J Stroke 2019; 14:381-389. [DOI: 10.1177/1747493018823161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background Limited observational data are available on endovascular treatment in acute ischemic stroke due to cervical artery dissection. Three studies comparing endovascular treatment with standard medical therapy or intravenous thrombolysis in cervical artery dissection-related acute ischemic stroke did not demonstrate superiority of endovascular treatment. Efficacy and the choice of endovascular treatment technique in this setting remain to be established. Aims To assess the potential efficacy and safety of endovascular treatment compared to intravenous thrombolysis alone or to no revascularization treatment in our center. Methods We selected all consecutive patients with cervical artery dissection-related acute ischemic stroke and intracranial occlusion from the Acute STroke Registry and Analysis of Lausanne between 2003 and 2017. We compared clinical and neuroimaging data of patients treated by endovascular treatment versus patients receiving intravenous thrombolysis or patients without revascularization treatment. Safety analysis included symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, major radiological hemorrhages (parenchymal hematoma 1, parenchymal hematoma 2, and subarachnoid hemorrhage) and mortality within seven days. We assessed favorable clinical outcome (modified Rankin Scale 0-2) at three months using a binary logistic regression model. Results Of the 109 patients included, 24 had endovascular treatment, 38 received intravenous thrombolysis alone, and 47 had no revascularization treatment. Endovascular treatment patients had a higher rate of recanalization at 24 h. Major radiological hemorrhages occurred more often in endovascular treatment patients (all with bridging therapy) than in patients without revascularization treatment (p = 0.026), with no differences in symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage or mortality within seven days. Favorable clinical outcome at three months did not differ between groups (endovascular treatment versus intravenous thrombolysis p = 0.407; endovascular treatment versus no revascularization treatment p = 0.580). Conclusions In this single-center cohort of cervical artery dissection-related acute ischemic stroke with intracranial occlusion, endovascular treatment with prior intravenous thrombolysis may increase the risk of major radiological but not symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage. Despite the lack of clear superiority in our cohort, endovascular treatment should currently not be withheld in these patients.
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- Francisco Bernardo
- Stroke Center, Neurology Service, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Neurology, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal
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- Stroke Center, Neurology Service, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Stroke Center, Neurology Service, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Interventional Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Stroke Center, Neurology Service, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Stroke Center, Neurology Service, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Druk IV, Drokina OV, Smyalovsky DV, Smyalovsky VE, Shilova MA, Korsakov MV, Goltyapin VV. [Dissection of the internal carotid artery in a patient with connective tissue dysplasia having risk variants of several candidate genes]. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2019; 119:5-12. [PMID: 32207712 DOI: 10.17116/jnevro20191191225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Spontaneous dissection of the vessels of the neck is one of the main causes of ischemic stroke in young patients under 45 years of age. According to morphological studies, dissection of the vessels of the neck can be based on dysplastic changes in the arterial wall in arteriopathies, Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia. The article presents a case of spontaneous dissection of the internal carotid artery in a 30-year-old patient with clinical manifestations of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia and carriage of homozygous variants of candidate genes: 4G/4G of the PAI-1 (-675, 4G/5G), T/T of the MTHFR C677T, 5A/5A of the MMP-3 (-1171 5A/6A) and A/A of the MMP-9 (8202A/G).
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- I V Druk
- Omsk State Medical University, Omsk, Russia
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- Omsk State Medical University, Omsk, Russia; Clinical Diagnostic Center, Omsk, Russia
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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We present an unusual case of Eagle's syndrome with bilateral internal carotid artery dissection in a 45-year-old man. Initial symptomatology included ipsilateral headaches and facial sensory symptoms. A right horner's syndrome was present on clinical examination. Radiological imaging revealed an old infarct, with bilateral carotid dissections and bilateral elongated styloid processes consistent with Eagle's syndrome. Despite initiation of secondary prevention with antiplatelet therapy, he had two further ischaemic events. The case highlights the symptomatology and complications of Eagle's syndrome, with its management discussed through a review of similar case reports.
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- Matthew Zammit
- Neuroscience Department, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta
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- Medical Imaging Department, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta
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Stone DK, Viswanathan VT, Wilson CA. Management of Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2018; 18:98. [DOI: 10.1007/s11910-018-0906-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Flow-diverter Stents for Internal Carotid Artery Reconstruction Following Spontaneous Dissection: A Technical Report. Clin Neuroradiol 2018; 29:707-715. [DOI: 10.1007/s00062-018-0707-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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2017/2018. Neuroradiology 2018; 60:1-2. [DOI: 10.1007/s00234-017-1952-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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