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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-30
pubmed:abstractText
The highly variable clinical course of cervical artery dissections still poses a major challenge to the treating physician. This study was conducted (1) to describe the differences in clinical and angiographic presentation of patients with carotid and vertebral artery dissections (CAD, VAD), (2) to define the circumstances that are related to bilateral arterial dissections, and (3) to determine factors that predict a poor outcome. Retrospectively and by standardised interview, we studied 126 patients with cervical artery dissections. Preceding traumata, vascular risk factors, presenting local and ischemic symptoms, and patient-outcome were evaluated. Patients with CAD presented more often with a partial Horner's syndrome and had a higher prevalence of fibromuscular dysplasia than patients with VAD. Patients with VAD complained more often of neck pain, more frequently reported a preceding chiropractic manipulation and had a higher incidence of bilateral dissections than patients with CAD. Bilateral VAD was significantly related to a preceding chiropractic manipulation. Multivariate analysis showed that the variables stroke and arterial occlusion were the only independent factors associated with a poor outcome. This study emphasises the potential dangers of chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine. Probably owing to the systematic use of forceful neck-rotation to both sides, this treatment was significantly associated with bilateral VAD. Patients with dissection-related cervical artery occlusion had a significantly increased risk of suffering a disabling stroke.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0340-5354
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
250
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1179-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Angiography, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Functional Laterality, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Horner Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Manipulation, Chiropractic, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Neck Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Neck Pain, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Stroke, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:14586598-Vertebral Artery Dissection
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Cervical artery dissection--clinical features, risk factors, therapy and outcome in 126 patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, 48129 Münster, Germany. dziewas@uni-muenster.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article