Young Female with Recurrent Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissection

Thyroid autoimmunity and spontaneous cervical artery dissection.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The possibility that a disorder of immunity might have a role in the mechanism of local inflammatory alterations leading to spontaneous cervical artery dissection (sCAD) has been recently advocated. METHODS We explored this hypothesis in a case-control study, including patients with sCAD (n=29) and patients with non-CAD ischemic stroke (non-CAD; n=29). Serum levels of a...

Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissection: The Borgess Classification

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The pathogenesis of spontaneous cervical artery dissections (sCAD) and its best medical treatment are debated. This may be due to a lack of clear classification of sCAD. We propose the new Borgess classification of sCAD, based on the presence or absence of intimal tear as depicted on imaging studies and effect on blood flow. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a single-center...

Gender differences in spontaneous cervical artery dissection.

We analyzed sex differences in 696 patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection. There were more men (n = 399; p < 0.0001), and men showed a higher frequency of hypertension (31% vs 15%; p < 0.0001). Women were younger (42.5 +/- 9.9 vs 47.5 +/- 9.3 years; p < 0.0001), had more often multiple dissections (18 vs 10%; p = 0.001), migraine (47 vs 20%; p < 0.0001), and tinnitus (16 vs 8%; p ...

Recurrent spontaneous dissection affecting different coronary arteries of a young female

Recurrent Spontaneous Esophageal Dissection

INTRODUCTION Spontaneous esophageal dissection is a rare disorder of the esophagus. CASE DESCRIPTION We present what is believed to be the first reported case of recurrent esophageal dissection in a previously healthy 33-year-old man with chronic eosinophilic esophagitis. He had two episodes of spontaneous dissection of the midesophagus separated by a 5-month interval. Both episodes responded...