Vertebral artery dissection: Not a rare cause of stroke in the young

Udayaraj Umasankar; Timothy J. Carroll; Adeyosola Famuboni; Mehool D. Patel; Ian D. Starke

doi:10.1093/ageing/afn004

Vertebral artery dissection: Not a rare cause of stroke in the young

Udayaraj Umasankar^*, Timothy J. Carroll, Adeyosola Famuboni, Mehool D. Patel, Ian D. Starke

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We hereby describe a 42-year-old lady who developed vertebral artery dissection following a head injury. The clinical features and management of the condition are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	345-346
Number of pages	2
Journal	Age and ageing
Volume	37
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afn004
State	Published - 2008

Keywords

Vertebral artery dissection
Vertebral artery injury
Young stroke

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Geriatrics and Gerontology
Aging

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