title: Cerebrum-cervical arterial dissection in adults during sports and recreation.
abstract: Dissection of cervical arteries constitutes a medical emergency. Although relatively rarely, activities classified as sports and recreation may be a cause of arterial dissection independently of neck or head trauma. The purpose of the present paper was to present a series of cases of cerebrum-cervical arterial dissection in individuals during or soon after the practice of these sports activities.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective data on patients with arterial dissection related to sports and recreation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-one cases were identified. The most frequently affected vessel was the vertebral artery. A large variety of activities had a temporal relationship to arterial dissection, and jogging was the most frequent of these. This is the largest case series in the literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Arterial dissection may be a complication from practicing sports.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Santos, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Yara Dadalti
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Fragoso
authors.affiliation: Hospital Sírio-Libanês de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tarso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adoni
authors.affiliation: Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lazaro Luiz Faria
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: do Amaral
authors.affiliation: Hospital do Coracão, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Flavio Tulio
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.affiliation: Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Santos, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Joseph Bruno Bidin
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.affiliation: Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Christiane Siqueira
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elizabeth Regina
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Comini-Frota
authors.affiliation: Hospital do Coracão, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nelson Paes Fortes Diniz
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Hospital Paulistano, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciano Marcus Tirotti
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Giacon
authors.affiliation: Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sidney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Centro Hospitalar UNIMED, Joiville, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcus Vinicius Magno
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Goncalves
authors.affiliation: Clinica Neurológica Joinville, Joinville, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro Silva Correa
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Magalhaes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andre Palma da Cunha
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Matta
authors.affiliation: Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francisco Tomaz Meneses
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Joao Felipe
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Hospital Paulistano, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marco Antonio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pierucettti
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Samira Luísa Dos Apostolos
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Base, Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maciel Eduardo
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pontes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Siquineli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011998:Recreation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult