Carotid artery dissection: Difference between revisions
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Dissection is most often caused '''by splitting of the vessel wall''' in the tunica media, a false lumen can create [[Aneurysm|an aneurysm]] , or it can [[Thrombosis|thrombose]] . Thrombus causes stenosis and can also distal embolize, causing [[Stroke|CMP]] . | |||
Dissection most often affects young and middle-aged people, clinically we find unilateral headaches , neck and orbit pain, Horner's syndrome and event. cerebral nerve palsy or hemispheric symptoms. Some patients hear pulsating murmurs or have tinnitus. This is a serious condition with a high risk of death or permanent consequences! | |||
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* [[ | * [[Ultrasonography]], | ||
* [[angiography]], | |||
* MRI-angiografie, | * MRI-angiografie, | ||
* na klasické MRI se zobrazí nástěnný hematom. | * na klasické MRI se zobrazí nástěnný hematom. | ||
== Therapy == | |||
Thrombolysis, anticoagulation, angioplasty, stents. | |||
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=== Related Articles === | |||
* [[Headaches/PGS|Headaches]] | |||
=== References === |
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Dissection is most often caused by splitting of the vessel wall in the tunica media, a false lumen can create an aneurysm , or it can thrombose . Thrombus causes stenosis and can also distal embolize, causing CMP .
Dissection most often affects young and middle-aged people, clinically we find unilateral headaches , neck and orbit pain, Horner's syndrome and event. cerebral nerve palsy or hemispheric symptoms. Some patients hear pulsating murmurs or have tinnitus. This is a serious condition with a high risk of death or permanent consequences!
- Ultrasonography,
- angiography,
- MRI-angiografie,
- na klasické MRI se zobrazí nástěnný hematom.
Therapy
Thrombolysis, anticoagulation, angioplasty, stents.