title: [Dissection of the cervical arteries].
abstract: Dissection of the cervical arteries is an important cause of stroke in young adults. A haematoma in the wall of the cervical vessel leads to stenosis or occlusion and thereby risk of stroke. The most frequent local symptoms in carotid-artery dissection are head- and neck pain accompanied by Horner's syndrome, while typical symptoms in vertebral-artery dissection are pain in the back of the neck and head. The mural haematoma is best visualized by magnetic resonance imaging. Antithrombotic versus anticoagulation treatment to prevent stroke have recently shown to be equally effective.
authors.affiliation: nielhjor@rm.dk.
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hjort
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: von Weitzel-Mudersbach
authors.forename: Grethe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents