Spontaneous multiple cervical artery dissection: Two case reports and a review of the literature

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-138

  Pace, Federica ^a,b   Toni, Danilo ^a   Di Angelantonio, Emanuele ^a   Lorenzano, Svetlana ^a   Argentino, Corrado ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

cervical artery dissection; stroke; young

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142689568     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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