title: Cervical arterial dissection: current concepts .
abstract: The increasing use and safety of noninvasive imaging in recent years has revealed the surprising frequency of dissection of the carotid and vertebral arteries (cervical arterial dissection [CAD]) as a cause of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. This review is an overview of current concepts and practice of patients with CAD, but our ideas are constantly evolving with new discoveries from neurovascular imaging and medical and surgical management in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, United Kingdom. drranjuygc@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Ranjith K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Norris
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods