Aspirin versus anticoagulation in intra- and extracranial vertebral artery dissection

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 167-172

  Arauz, A ^a   Ruiz, A ^a   Pacheco, G ^a   Rojas, P ^a   Rodriguez Armida M ^a   Cantu C ^b   Murillo Bonilla, L ^c   Ruiz Sandoval, J L ^d   Barinagarrementeria, F ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^d HOSPITAL CIVIL DE GUADALAJARA FRAY ANTONIO ALCALDE   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Extracranial; Intracranial; Vertebral artery dissection

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECANALIZATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; ASPIRIN; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL, DISSECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION;

EID: 84871648153     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03825.x     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Leys D, Bandu L, Hénon H, et al. Clinical outcome in 287 consecutive young adults (15 to 45 years) with ischemic stroke. Neurology 2002; 59: 26-33.
2. Arauz A, Hoyos L, Espinoza C, Cantu C, Barinagarrementeria F, Roman G. Dissection of cervical arteries: long-term follow-up study of 130 consecutive cases. Cerebrovasc Dis 2006; 22: 150-154.
3. Debette S, Grond-Ginsbach C, et al. Differential features of carotid and vertebral artery dissections: the CADISP study. Neurology 2011; 77: 1174-1181.
4. Arnold M, Fischer U, Bousser MG. Treatment issues in spontaneous cervicocephalic artery dissections. Int J Stroke 2011; 6: 213-218.
5. Kitanaka C, Sasaki T, Eguchi T, Teraoka A, Nakane M, Hoya K. Intracranial vertebral artery dissections: clinical, radiological features, and surgical considerations. Neurosurgery 1994; 34: 620-626, discussion 6-7.
6. Kim BM, Kim SH, Kim DI, et al. Outcomes and prognostic factors of intracranial unruptured vertebrobasilar artery dissection. Neurology 2011; 76: 1735-1741.
7. Li S, Yan B, Kaye A, et al. Prognosis of intracranial dissection relates to site and presenting features. J Clin Neurosci 2011; 18: 789-793.
8. Yoshimoto Y, Hoya K, Tanaka Y, Uchida T. Basilar artery dissection. J Neurosurg 2005; 102: 476-481.
9. Metso TM, Metso AJ, Helenius J, et al. Prognosis and safety of anticoagulation in intracranial artery dissections in adults. Stroke 2007; 38: 1837-1842.
10. Menon R, Kerry S, Norris JW, Markus HS. Treatment of cervical artery dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008; 79: 1122-1127.
11. Lyrer P, Engelter S. Antithrombotic drugs for carotid artery dissection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010; 10: CD000255.
12. Arauz A, Marquez JM, Artigas C, Balderrama J, Orrego H. Recanalization of vertebral artery dissection. Stroke 2010; 41: 717-721.
13. Redekop GJ. Extracranial carotid and vertebral artery dissection: a review. Can J Neurol Sci 2008; 35: 146-152.
14. Huang YC, Chen YF, Wang YH, Tu YK, Jeng JS, Liu HM. Cervicocranial arterial dissection: experience of 73 patients in a single center. Surg Neurol 2009; 72(Suppl 2): S20-S27, discussion S7.
15. Appelros P, Stegmayr B, Terent A. Sex differences in stroke epidemiology: a systematic review. Stroke 2009; 40: 1082-1090.
16. Arnold M, Kurmann R, Galimanis A, et al. Differences in demographic characteristics and risk factors in patients with spontaneous vertebral artery dissections with and without ischemic events. Stroke 2010; 41: 802-804.
17. Georgiadis D, Arnold M, von Buedingen HC, et al. Aspirin vs anticoagulation in carotid artery dissection: a study of 298 patients. Neurology 2009; 72: 1810-1815.