Acute headache and persistent headache attributed to cervical artery dissection: Field testing of ICHD-III beta

Cephalalgia ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 712-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik W Schytz ◽  
Messoud Ashina ◽  
Melinda Magyari ◽  
Vibeke A Larsen ◽  
Jes Olesen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vertebral Artery Dissection ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Arterial Dissection ◽  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Cervical Artery Dissection ◽  
Cervical Artery ◽  
Acute Headache ◽  
Persistent Headache ◽  
First Time

The criteria for headache attributed to cervical artery dissection have been changed in the new third edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-III beta). We have retrospectively investigated 19 patients diagnosed from 2001 to 2006 with cervical artery dissection at onset and followed them up six months after dissection. At dissection onset 17/19 patients were classified as headache probably attributed to vascular disorder at the time of dissection using the ICHD second edition (ICHD-II) criteria. In contrast, 17/19 of patients fulfilled the ICHD-III beta criteria for Headache or facial or neck pain attributed to cervical carotid or vertebral artery dissection or Headache attributed to intracranial arterial dissection. Six months after dissection five of 19 patients still reported persistent headache attributed to dissection. The study demonstrates that the ICHD-III beta criteria for cervical artery dissection are useful for classifying patients at the first encounter. We show for the first time that persistent headache attributed to arterial dissection is frequent.

scholarly journals Recurrence of cervical artery dissection: protocol for a systematic review

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. e037124
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Lounsbury ◽  
Brian Dewar ◽  
Alexandra Davis ◽  
Dean A Fergusson ◽  
Dar Dowlatshahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Vertebral Artery Dissection ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Cervical Artery Dissection ◽  
Cochrane Central Register ◽  
Minor Trauma ◽  
Central Register ◽  
Cervical Artery ◽  
Registration Number

IntroductionCervical artery dissection, including carotid and vertebral artery dissection, is an important cause of stroke in the young. Risk of developing cervical artery dissection has been associated with physical activity in various forms and has been presumed to be related to minor trauma and mechanical stretching of the cervical arteries. This systematic review will aim to synthesise data on the risk of recurrent cervical artery dissection after an initial dissection. This information may be applied to further understand the natural history of this disease, and potentially to help direct evidence-based discussions on safe return to activity after dissection.Methods and analysisA broad search of multiple electronic databases (Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Web of Science) will be conducted to identify studies published as of 13 November 2019, examining all-comers with cervical artery dissection observed over time. Studies will be screened by two independent reviewers in a two-level process to determine eligibility for inclusion. Data will be pooled from eligible articles and the main outcome of recurrent cervical artery dissection at 5 years will be determined using quantitative analysis.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval is not necessary as no primary data are being collected. The information will be disseminated in the form of a systematic review article which will be submitted to a peer-reviewed medical journal.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020166105.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Cervical Artery Dissection among Hospitalized Patients with Stroke by Age in a Nationally Representative Sample from the United States

Neurology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011420
Author(s):  
Yahya B. Atalay ◽  
Pirouz Piran ◽  
Abhinaba Chatterjee ◽  
Santosh Murthy ◽  
Babak B. Navi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Vertebral Artery Dissection ◽  
The United States ◽  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Cervical Artery Dissection ◽  
Cervical Artery ◽  
Nationally Representative

Objective:To test the hypothesis that the prevalence of cervical artery dissection remains constant across age groups, we evaluated the relationship between age and cervical artery dissection in patients with stroke using a Nationally Representative Sample from the United States.Methods:We used inpatient claims data included in the 2012-2015 releases of the National Inpatient Sample (NIS). We used validated ICD-9-CM codes to identify adults hospitalized with ischemic stroke and a concomitant diagnosis of carotid- or vertebral-artery dissection. Survey weights provided by the NIS and population estimates from the U.S. census were used to calculate nationally representative estimates. The chi-square test for trend was used to compare the prevalence of concomitant dissection among stroke hospitalizations across patient subgroups defined by age. Poisson regression and the Wald test for trend were used to evaluate whether the prevalence of hospitalizations for stroke and concomitant dissection per million person-years varied by age groups.Results:There were 17,320 (95% confidence interval [CI], 15,614-19,026) hospitalizations involving ischemic stroke and a concomitant dissection. The prevalence of dissection among stroke hospitalizations decreased across 10-year age groups from 7.2% (95% CI, 6.2%-8.1%) among persons younger than age 30 years to 0.2% (95% CI, 0.1%-0.2%) among persons older than age 80 years (P value for trend <0.001). However, the prevalence of hospitalizations for stroke and concomitant dissection increased from 5.4 (95% CI, 4.6-6.2) hospitalizations per million person-years among adults younger than age 30 to 24.4 (95% CI, 21.0-27.9) hospitalizations per million person-years among adults older than age 80 (P value for trend <0.01).Conclusions:In a nationally representative sample, the prevalence of hospitalizations for dissection-related stroke increased with age.

Angiographic frequency of saccular intracranial aneurysms in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection

1992 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouter I. Schievink ◽  
Bahram Mokri ◽  
David G. Piepgras
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Intracranial Aneurysms ◽  
Vertebral Artery Dissection ◽  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Cervical Artery Dissection ◽  
Angiographic Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cervical Artery ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The pathogenesis of intracranial aneurysms and spontaneous cervical artery dissection is incompletely understood but a primary arteriopathy, possibly similar in both disorders, may be of importance. To investigate the frequency of intracranial aneurysms in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection, the angiograms of 164 patients who were diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic as having spontaneous extracranial carotid or vertebral artery dissection were reviewed. Thirteen intracranial aneurysms were detected in nine (5.5%) of the 164 patients: eight (8.8%) of the 91 female patients and one (1.4%) of the 73 male patients. The frequency of intracranial aneurysms in these patients was significantly higher (p < 0.01) than that observed in a recent angiographic study from the same institution, estimating the frequency of intracranial aneurysms in the general population (1.1%). The significance of these findings is discussed.

Determinants and outcome of multiple and early recurrent cervical artery dissections

Neurology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 91 (8) ◽  
pp. e769-e780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Compter ◽  
Sabrina Schilling ◽  
Cloé Juliette Vaineau ◽  
Barbara Goeggel-Simonetti ◽  
Tiina M. Metso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cerebral Ischemia ◽  
Functional Outcome ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Vertebral Artery Dissection ◽  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Cervical Artery Dissection ◽  
Recent Infection ◽  
Cervical Artery ◽  
History Of

ObjectiveTo assess putative risk factors and outcome of multiple and early recurrent cervical artery dissection (CeAD).MethodsWe combined data from 2 multicenter cohorts and compared patients with multiple CeAD at initial diagnosis, early recurrent CeAD within 3 to 6 months, and single nonrecurrent CeAD. Putative risk factors, clinical characteristics, functional outcome, and risk of recurrent ischemic events were assessed.ResultsOf 1,958 patients with CeAD (mean ± SD age 44.3 ± 10 years, 43.9% women), 1,588 (81.1%) had single nonrecurrent CeAD, 340 (17.4%) had multiple CeAD, and 30 (1.5%) presented with single CeAD at admission and had early recurrent CeAD. Patients with multiple or early recurrent CeAD did not significantly differ with respect to putative risk factors, clinical presentation, and outcome. In multivariable analyses, patients with multiple or early recurrent CeAD more often had recent infection (odds ratio [OR] 1.81, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.29–2.53), vertebral artery dissection (OR 1.82, 95% CI 1.34–2.46), family history of stroke (OR 1.55, 95% CI 1.06–2.25), cervical pain (OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.01–1.84), and subarachnoid hemorrhage (OR 2.85, 95% CI 1.01–8.04) at initial presentation compared to patients with single nonrecurrent CeAD. Patients with multiple or early recurrent CeAD also had a higher incidence of cerebral ischemia (hazard ratio 2.77, 95% CI 1.49–5.14) at 3 to 6 months but no difference in functional outcome compared to patients with single nonrecurrent CeAD.ConclusionPatients with multiple and early recurrent CeAD share similar risk factors, clinical characteristics, and functional outcome. Compared to patients with single nonrecurrent CeAD, they are more likely to have recurrent cerebral ischemia at 3 to 6 months, possibly reflecting an underlying transient vasculopathy.

Association between Pregnancy and Cervical Artery Dissection

2020 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 596-602
Author(s):  
Setareh Salehi Omran ◽  
Neal S. Parikh ◽  
Sharon Poisson ◽  
Jennifer Armstrong ◽  
Alexander E. Merkler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Cervical Artery Dissection ◽  
Cervical Artery

scholarly journals Traumatic Dissection of Arterial Cervical Vessels: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Finger ◽  
Tobias Ludwig do Nascimento ◽  
Julia Carolina Lusa Tessaro ◽  
Eduarda Tanus Stefani ◽  
Maria Eduarda Conte Gripa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Acute Phase ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Cervical Artery Dissection ◽  
Cervical Artery

AbstractEven though traumatic dissection of cervical arterial vessels is the major cause of stroke among adults, it is still an underdiagnosed disease in neurosurgical emergencies, since most patients do not have or present subtle clinical signs in the acute phase. The authors report two interesting cases of cervical artery dissection with different traumatic mechanisms and present a broad literature review about this subject.

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