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Abstract
Splitting of the vessel wall in the VERTEBRAL ARTERY. Interstitial hemorrhage into the media of the vessel wall can lead to occlusion of the vertebral artery, aneurysm formation, or THROMBOEMBOLISM. Vertebral artery dissection is often associated with TRAUMA and injuries to the head-neck region but can occur spontaneously.
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- Dissecting Vertebral Artery Aneurysm
- Artery Dissection, Vertebral
- Artery Dissections, Vertebral
- Dissection, Vertebral Artery
- Dissections, Vertebral Artery
- Vertebral Artery Dissections
- Spontaneous Vertebral Artery Dissection
- Traumatic Vertebral Artery Dissection
- Vertebral Artery Dissection, Spontaneous
- Vertebral Artery Dissection, Traumatic
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2000
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- Cerebrovascular Disorders (1975-1999)
- Vertebral Artery (1975-1999)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Vertebral Artery Dissection. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020217. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020217
- Vertebral Artery Dissection. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebral_artery_dissection
- Vertebral Artery Dissection. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922751