Naslov
Diagnosis and monitoring of cranicervical artery dissection by means of color Doppler

Autori
Lovrenčić Huzjan, Arijana ; Zavoreo, Iris ; Vuković, Vlasta ; Kesić, Miljenka ; Budišić, Mislav ; Demarin, Vida

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Liječnički vjesnik 126 (suppl 2) 2004 / Čikeš, Nada - Zagreb : Hrvatski liječnički zbor, 2004

Skup
XVI European Congress of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 05.06.2004. - 08.06.2004

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
craniocervical artery dissection; ultrasound

Sažetak
Background: The localization of craniocervical dissection determines symptomatology. Besides headache, stroke, cranial nerve paralysis, patients may present with other clinical symptoms. Methods: Color Doppler Flow Imaging was applied in a variety of neurological clinical settings as a result of craniocervical artery dissection. The symptoms varied from fluctuating lower limb paraplegia, left arm fluctuating paresis, unexplained loss of consciousness up to usual clinical presentations of dissections like headache, stroke and cranial nerve palsies. Results: Dissections arising from aortic arch presented with different symptoms depending of its localization. In patients with headache, or stroke, usual site of the dissection was the distal portion of the internal carotid or vertebral artery. While in the first group of patients Color Doppler enabled visualisation of the double lumen, with no changes during time, in the second group color Doppler enabled visualisation of the hemathoma, localization of the occlusion, redistribution of the hemodynamic and activation of the collateral pathways. During time, in this group the regression of the hemathoma was visible. Conclusions: Craniocervical artery color Doppler is a noninvasive tool, enabling easy, noninvasive, bedside evaluation of the stroke patients and of the patients with other clinical symptoms as a result of craniocervical artery dissection.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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