title: Cervical artery dissection at high altitude: an overview of two patients.
abstract: While altitude illness is common in the Himalayas, conditions unrelated to altitude illness also occur. High altitude cerebral oedema HACE is a global phenomenon of gradual onset affecting both cerebral hemispheres. We outline two cases of cervical artery dissection presenting with sudden onset of focal neurological symptoms at high altitude.
authors: CIWEC Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors: Shreeyukta
authors: S
authors: Bhattarai
authors: The Surgery 20 Lee Road, Blackheath, London, UK.
authors: William
authors: W
authors: Elson
authors: CIWEC Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors: Rashila
authors: R
authors: Pradhan
authors: CIWEC Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal prativap@gmail.com.
authors: Prativa
authors: P
authors: Pandey
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000502:physiology; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Cervical artery dissection; dissection; focal neurological symptoms; high altitude; internal carotid artery; vertebral artery