Late complications of vertebral artery dissection in children: Pseudoaneurysm, thrombosis, and recurrent stroke

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 354-360

  Tan, Marilyn A ^a   Armstrong, Derek ^a,b   MacGregor, Daune L ^a   Kirton, Adam ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissection; Pseudo aneurysm; Stroke; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; DYSMETRIA; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; STROKE; THROMBOSIS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION;

EID: 62149098796     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808324775     Document Type: Article

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