Cervical artery dissection: trauma and other potential mechanical trigger events

• Published in: Neurology Vol. 80; no. 21; p. 1950
• Main Authors: Engelter, Stefan T, Grond-Ginsbach, Caspar, Metso, Tiina M, Metso, Antti J, Kloss, Manja, Debette, Stephanie, Leys, Didier, Grau, Armin, Dallongeville, Jean, Bodenant, Marie, Samson, Yves, Caso, Valeria, Pezzini, Alessandro, Bonati, Leo H, Thijs, Vincent, Gensicke, Henrik, Martin, Juan J, Bersano, Anna, Touzé, Emmanuel, Tatlisumak, Turgut, Lyrer, Philippe A, Brandt, Tobias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 21.05.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Cervical Vertebrae - injuries; Cervical Vertebrae - pathology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Spinal Cord Injuries - diagnosis; Spinal Cord Injuries - epidemiology; Vertebral Artery Dissection - diagnosis; Vertebral Artery Dissection - epidemiology

To examine the import of prior cervical trauma (PCT) in patients with cervical artery dissection (CeAD). In this observational study, the presence of and the type of PCT were systematically ascertained in CeAD patients using 2 different populations for comparisons: 1) age- and sex-matched patients w...