Cervical artery dissection: Emerging risk factors

Open Neurology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-55

  Micheli, S ^a   Paciaroni, M ^b   Corea, F ^c   Agnelli, G ^b   Zampolini, M ^c   Caso, V ^b  

^a SC Riabilitazione Intensiva Neuromotoria ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aetiology of stroke; Cervical artery dissection; Emerging risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CERVICAL ARTERY DISSECTION; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIGRAINE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 85056028673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1874205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874205X01004010050     Document Type: Article

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