Management of Dissecting Aneurysm of Cervicocephalic Carotid and Vertebral Artery.
- Author:
Dal Soo KIM
1
;
Do Sung YOU
;
Pil Woo HUH
;
Kyung Suk CHO
;
Joon Ki KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Uijongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijongbu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Arterial dissection;
Cervicocephalic artery;
Brain ischemia;
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- MeSH:
Aneurysm, Dissecting*;
Brain Ischemia;
Diagnosis;
Hematoma;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage;
Vertebral Artery*
- From:Korean Journal of Cerebrovascular Disease
1999;1(1):39-42
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The pathogenesis of spontaneous cervicocephalic arterial dissection is still incompletely understood. The clinical presentation of the arterial dissection depends on the plane where the dissection occurred in the arterial wall. When the outer media or subadventitia is dissected, the intramural hematoma bulges outward to make dissecting aneurysm. When located in the subintima or inner media, the intramural hematoma produces narrowing or occlusion of the vessel lumen. Authors review etiopathogeness, clinical features, diagnosis and management of cerviococephalic arterial dissection.
