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01-06-2010 | Correspondence
Cervical Vertebral Artery Dissection and Recurrent In-Stent Stenosis due to C6/7 Foraminal Spondylosis
Authors:
S. Fischer, C. Schul, P. Lanzer, H. Henkes
Published in:
Clinical Neuroradiology
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Issue 2/2010
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Excerpt
Artery dissection is a frequent cause of ischemic strokes in patients < 45 years of age. In this age group, 25% of all ischemic strokes are caused by dissection [
1]. Besides spontaneous occurrence, cerebral artery dissections are frequently associated with trauma, fibromuscular dysplasia, Marfan’s syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, or chiropractic manipulation [
2]. …