Vertebral artery dissection: Revision history

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18 March 2026

  • curprev 02:5102:51, 18 March 2026‎ Ostermayer talk contribs‎ 8,247 bytes +8,247‎ Created page with "Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a tear in the wall of the vertebral artery allowing blood to enter and separate the vessel layers, causing '''stenosis, thromboembolism, or occlusion''' that can lead to '''posterior circulation stroke'''.<ref name="StatPearls">Vertebral Artery Dissection. ''StatPearls''. NCBI. 2025.</ref> VAD accounts for ~2% of all ischemic strokes but '''up to 20% of strokes in patients under 45'''. The EM diagnostic challenge is that patients ofte..."
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