Headaches in cervical artery dissections.
Internal carotid artery (ICA) and vertebral artery (VA) dissections are among the common causes of stroke in middle-aged and young adults. The spectrum of clinical presentations of these dissections is broad. Many patients, especially those with ICA dissections, may never develop a stroke.
Mokri
Bahram
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Mayo Clinic, Department of Neurology, E8A, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. bmokri@mayo.edu
D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology; D006261:Headache / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000503:physiopathology; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*