title: Pediatric traumatic carotid, vertebral and cerebral artery dissections: a review.
abstract: Traumatic cerebral dissections are rare but potentially dangerous conditions that through improved diagnostics have recently gained increased interest. However, there is still a significant lack of knowledge on the natural history, as well as on the best treatment options. Most of the literature on this topic consists of case reports and retrospective studies with no prospective randomized controlled studies. In our review, we highlight the fact that there is no level 1 evidence for the natural history of cerebral dissections or for the best treatment. We present 26 case studies derived from 70 pediatric patients affected by dissections, occlusions, and pseudoaneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Martin M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mortazavi
authors.forename: Ketan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harrigan
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D039781:PubMed; D012307:Risk Factors; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy