Open AccessDiagnosis and outcome of cervical artery dissection
Author(s) -
Ivana Divjak,
Petar Slankamenac,
M Jovićević,
Tamara Rabi-Žikić,
Aleksandar Ješić
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns1108392d
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical artery , dissection (medical) , outcome (game theory) , radiology , surgery , mathematics , mathematical economics
Spontaneous dissection of the cervical artery is a rare non-atherosclerotic vascular disease of unknown aetiology and unclear pathogenesis that may be a cause of ischemic stroke in young adults.