artery dissection

collocation in English

meaningsofarteryanddissection

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artery
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɑː.tər.i/us
/ˈɑːr.t̬ɚ.i/
one of the thick tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of ...
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dissection
noun[C or U]
uk
/daɪˈsek.ʃən/us
/dɪˈsek.ʃən/
medical,biologyspecialized
the action of cutting something open, especially a dead body or plant, in order to study ...
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(Definition ofarteryanddissectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Vertebralarterydissectionis associated with neck and occipital pain112 and may occur more commonly than is thought in patients diagnosed with vertebrobasilar insufficiency.
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The other type, carotidarterydissection, involves the carotid arteries.
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The incidence of internal carotidarterydissectionfollowing cervical spine manipulation is unknown.
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The literature infrequently reports helpful data to better understand the association between cervical manipulative therapy, cervicalarterydissectionand stroke.
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There have been numerous reports of associated risk factors for vertebralarterydissection; many of these reports suffer from methodological weaknesses, such as selection bias.
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There also appears to be an association with cervicalarterydissection.
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The most important causes are subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and cervicalarterydissection.
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In cervicalarterydissection, only small case series are available.
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More recently, carotidarterydissectionleading to a type of stroke after bungee jumping has also been described.
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A 2010 systematic review found that numerous deaths since 1934 have been recorded after chiropractic neck manipulation typically associated with vertebralarterydissection.
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Vertebralarterydissectionhas also been reported in association with some forms of neck manipulation.
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The symptoms of vertebralarterydissectioninclude head and neck pain and intermittent or permanent stroke symptoms such as difficulty speaking, impaired coordination and visual loss.
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Blood clots, or emboli, originating from the dissection are thought to be the cause of infarction in the majority of cases of stroke in the presence of carotidarterydissection.
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The overall functional prognosis of individuals with stroke due to cervicalarterydissectiondoes not appear to vary from that of young people with stroke due to other causes.
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Vertebralarterydissection, a tear in the arteries in the neck which provide blood to the brain can result from rotation of the neck while the neck is extended.
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