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01-03-2007 | LETTER TO THE EDITORS

Acute confusional state following a whiplash injury

A case of multiple cervical artery dissection

Authors: Dr. Vipin Tayal, Julia Platts, Trevor Smith, Richard White

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 3/2007

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Sirs: Cervical arterial dissection is an important cause of stroke in young people and has been described as a consequence of both trivial and severe neck trauma. Whiplash neck injuries are a common sequel of road traffic accidents and may be defined as a musculo-ligamentous sprain resulting from forced acceleration/deceleration flexion/extension neck injury [6]. Single vessel cervical arterial dissection has been reported as a rare consequence of whiplash [1]. We describe the first case to our knowledge, of cervical arterial dissection involving four vessels (both carotid and both vertebral arteries) arising as a consequence of otherwise uncomplicated whiplash neck injury. …

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Title: Acute confusional state following a whiplash injury
A case of multiple cervical artery dissection
Authors: Dr. Vipin Tayal
Julia Platts
Trevor Smith
Richard White
Publication date: 01-03-2007
Publisher: Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 3/2007
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0394-6

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