Influenza-Like Illness Is Associated With Increased Short-Term Risk of Cervical Artery Dissection

A case crossover study with the New York State Department of Health from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2014, a validation sample International Classification Diseases, ninth revision, codes for cervical artery dissection drawn 599 patients aged 18 45 years confirmed strokes at Columbia University Medical Center 2008 March 15, 2015. Of 3610 nontraumatic (mean age, 52 years), 265 (7%) had one or more influenza-like illnesses during their periods. In adjusted models, were likely have illness within 30, and 90 days before compared same interval 1 2 dissection. Influenza-like might increase risk 15 possibly ≤3 months.