Dissection of the carotid and vertebral arteries

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In recent years, dissection of the external cranial sections of the carotid and vertebral arteries has been of great importance in studies of the causes of stroke. Initially, after the appearance of the first description (Jentzer, 1954) of dissection, it was mentioned only in connection with the characteristics of severe neurological deficits.

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М. Salaschek

Ecumenical hospital

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Germany, Ibbenburen

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2. Fig. 1. Observation 2. Computer tomogram of the soft tissues of the neck with a contrast agent. Dissection of the left internal carotid artery (circled).

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3. Fig. 2. Schematic representation of three types of dissection: a) dissection with vascular stenosis; b) dissection with a false lumen of the vessel in the area of vessel stenosis; c) pseudoaneurysm.

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4. Fig. 3. Schematic representation of different types of dissection and their corresponding Doppler sonography data.

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Copyright (c) 1999 Salaschek М.

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