{"title":"Cervical Arterial Dissection","authors":"B. Demaerschalk","doi":"10.1093/MED/9780190862923.003.0086","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Cervical arterial dissections (CDs) are among the most common causes of stroke in young and middle-aged adults. CD is most prevalent in the upper cervical spine and may involve either the vertebral arteries or the carotid arteries. Mechanical forces can lead to intimal injuries of the cervical arteries and result in CD.","PeriodicalId":308040,"journal":{"name":"Mayo Clinic Critical and Neurocritical Care Board Review","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Mayo Clinic Critical and Neurocritical Care Board Review","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/MED/9780190862923.003.0086","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Cervical arterial dissections (CDs) are among the most common causes of stroke in young and middle-aged adults. CD is most prevalent in the upper cervical spine and may involve either the vertebral arteries or the carotid arteries. Mechanical forces can lead to intimal injuries of the cervical arteries and result in CD.