Reperfusion therapy in patients with acute ischaemic stroke caused by cervical artery dissection

• Published in: Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain) Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 153 - 158
• Main Authors: Crespo Araico, L A, Vera Lechuga, R, Cruz-Culebras, A, Matute Lozano, C, de Felipe Mimbrera, A, Agüero Rabes, P, Viedma Guiard, E, Estévez Fraga, C, Masjuan Vallejo, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Vertebral artery dissection; Tratamiento endovascular; Cervical artery dissection; Disección arterial cervical; Disección carotídea; Endovascular treatment; Disección vertebral; Carotid artery dissection; Fibrinólisis intravenosa; Ictus isquémico; Intravenous fibrinolysis; Ischaemic stroke

Cervical artery dissection (CAD) is responsible for up to 20% of all ischaemic strokes in patients younger than 45. The benefits of acute-phase reperfusion therapy in these patients have yet to be confirmed. We conducted a retrospective review of patients with CAD admitted to a comprehensive stroke...