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Original Source: Cervical artery dissection - review.
In recent years carotid and vertebral artery dissections have been diagnosed more frequently, probably because new imaging techniques are more reliable and they are certainly less invasive. The cause of cervical artery dissections is largely unexplained but probably involves a combination of genetic and environmental factors such as trauma or infection. Most authors recommend intravenous heparin or low molecular weight heparin followed by oral warfarin to maintain INR between 2-3 for 3-6 months. If the arte...
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Cervical cancer is a malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri or cervical area. Symptoms include vaginal bleeding, but may not present until later stages of the cancer. Cervical cancer can be treated...
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Imaging Characteristics of Vertebral Artery Dissection
The diagnosis of vertebral artery dissection is complicated by a lack of specific imaging requirements. This study assessed the diagnostic value of various imaging findings in symptomatic VAD. The N...
Better 5-Year Results With Cervical Arthroplasty Than Fusion
Improved clinical outcomes and segmental vertebral motion were maintained 5 years after cervical disc arthroplasty, according to new research. Medscape Medical News
Success Seen for tPA in Carotid Artery Stroke (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Intravenous thrombolysis should be considered a preferred first-line treatment for acute occlusion of the cervical internal carotid artery, a small retrospective study suggested.
Kyphoplasty superior to vertebroplasty for vertebral fx
(HealthDay)—For people with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, kyphoplasty (KP) is superior to vertebroplasty (VP) for correcting kyphosis, restoring vertebral height, and preventing leak...
BUSINESS WIRE -- DFINE Inc., the developer of minimally invasive radiofrequency (RF) targeted therapies for the treatment of vertebral pathologies, announced results of a multicenter clinical experien...
HIV-infected women do not appear to be at increased risk of cervical cancer
(JAMA and Archives Journals) HIV-infected and uninfected women with normal cervical cytology and a negative test result for oncogenic (tumor inducing) human papillomavirus DNA at study enrollment had...
A 27-year-old woman presented with a first-time seizure. MRI of the head showed a large, 7 cm, round vascular structure inside the right lateral ventricle with mass-effect (). Simultaneous right carot...
To coincide with Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (20-26th January), Robert Music provides us with an overview of cervical cancer, including how it can be prevented. What is cervical cancer? Cervical...
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Cervical collaterals may protect against stroke after blunt vertebral artery injury.
The incidence of ischemic stroke reported after blunt vertebral artery injury is lower than that reported after blunt carotid artery injury. Unlike the carotid arteries, the vertebral arteries receive...
Cervical artery dissection - review.
In recent years carotid and vertebral artery dissections have been diagnosed more frequently, probably because new imaging techniques are more reliable and they are certainly less invasive. The cause...
A 77-year-old man presented with 2 episodes of waking up with symptoms of vertebrobasilar ischemia (figure, A and B) within 6 months. A CT angiogram showed narrowing of the right vertebral artery due...
We report an uncommon case of positional occlusion of the vertebral artery associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Plain radiography showed reducible atlantoaxial subluxation, and dynamic vertebral...
Various malformations of the aortic arch and great vessels have been reported in the literature, which reflects the complexity of their embryologic development. Most of them are of incidental finding...
