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A review of carotid and vertebral artery dissection
This article reviews the literature to provide practical information for clinicians to recognise key risk factors and features of history and examination which should raise suspicion of cervical artery dissection. Diagnosis can now be made using the non-invasive, commonly available modalities of computed tomography angiography or magnetic resonance angiography. Timely treatment with antithrombotic agents is recommended to reduce the rate of an ischaemic stroke.PMID:35506728 | DOI:10.12968/hmed.2021.0421
Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - May 4, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Michael Clark Sudhakar Unnam Sandip Ghosh Source Type: research

Recurrent headaches: a case of neurological Behçet's disease.
Abstract A 48-year-old black male, of Nigerian heritage, presented with a 24-hour history of frontal headache of gradual onset. The headache characteristic was migranous, being described as throbbing in nature and located to the right frontal area with associated blurring of vision. Although similar to prior frequent headaches, there was now increasing unsteadiness on walking. Diagnosed 10 years earlier with Behçet's disease, the initial presentation was with oral and genital ulceration. Recurrent episodes of headache caused by neurological flare-ups resulted in a stroke at the age of 46 years. This previous stro...
Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - October 9, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: M Ismail A, W Dubrey S, C Patel M Tags: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Source Type: research

A primer in interpretation of head CT scans.
This article provides physicians with a structure for reading a CT head scan, to help identify key findings that may warrant further specialist neurosurgical or stroke team referral. PMID: 31707886 [PubMed - in process]
Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - November 1, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Kular S, Martin A Tags: Br J Hosp Med (Lond) Source Type: research

Carotid artery disease: knowing the numbers
This article discusses the evidence outlining the epidemiology, measurement and surgical management of carotid artery stenosis that inform national guidelines. Vascular and non-vascular trainees should understand these guidelines because of the potentially debilitating or fatal consequences of untreated carotid stenosis.PMID:35938764 | DOI:10.12968/hmed.2022.0184
Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine - August 8, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Adam Heyes Alexander Crichton Sriram Rajagopalan Source Type: research

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