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Mechanism of Ischemic Infarct in Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissection
Author(s) -
Audrey Morel,
Olivier Naggara,
Emmanuel Touzé,
Jean Raymond,
JeanLouis Mas,
JeanFrançois Meder,
Catherine Oppenheim
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.643338
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical artery , stroke (engine) , radiology , infarction , cerebral infarction , embolism , cardiology , angiography , magnetic resonance imaging , dissection (medical) , myocardial infarction , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
It is unclear whether strokes in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection (CAD) are due to secondary thromboembolism or to a reduction in cerebral blood flow from the primary cervical lesion. The aim of this study was to identify the most likely mechanism of stroke using cervical and cerebral imaging parameters in patients with CAD.

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