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Carotid artery dissection
Tear or disruption between the three layers of the artery wall which start at one location and can extend , enlarge, forms clots with embolization or thrombose and occlude the artery, in rare cases it can rupture but not typically in the carotids . The major problem in carotid dissection is stoke.
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A 38-year old asked:
Can carotid artery dissection be cured?
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A 40-year old asked:
How common is a carotid artery dissection?
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A 40-year old asked:
Describe the features of a carotid artery dissection.?
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A 40-year old asked:
If I develop carotid artery dissection, how will it be treated?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: carotid artery dissection?
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A 41-year old asked:
My brother has carotid artery dissection. Is that something important?
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A member asked:
I have bilateral carotid artery dissections that are 100% occluded for 1 year. Is it possible they will recanalize after so long?
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A 26-year old male asked:
What would occur if you experienced a carotid artery dissection while on Eliquis?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can you tell me more about cervical carotid artery dissection?
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A 28-year old asked:
I read a blog post about carotid artery dissection. But i'm still not clear - what is it?
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A 47-year old asked:
Please let me know if there is an online community for patients with carotid artery dissection?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Daily lightheadedness for approx 7 weeks.. If it was carotid artery dissection would things have got a lot worse by now?
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A 25-year old asked:
Will carotid artery dissection kill me if I don't get treatment?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Can you get a carotid artery dissection by poking a finger in neck?
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A 52-year old male asked:
Internal carotid artery dissection and exercise...My dissection has mostly healed (2mm aneurysm remains) over the last 20 months. What kind of exercise can I do and at what intensity?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Could laying on your side/straining your neck during consistent intercourse cause a carotid artery dissection?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Could sexual activity/intercourse cause a carotid artery dissection in your neck if youre laying on your back?
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A 35-year old male asked:
What are the options for someone with a spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection that did not heal after 6 months and is taking aspirin daily?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Would I know if I had a carotid artery dissection?Last couple of days facial tension, no pain or headache.Its not numb.Tingly lips today.Age 28.
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A 39-year old female asked:
Could I have Carotid artery dissection? Pain in neck started 5 days ago , comes and goes . Also experiencing stabbing pain on in head that comes and goes ( all on left side ) how long would a stroke from a dissection take to form ?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Can a CT Scan of neck show carotid artery dissection or aneurysm?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Im diagnosed with a right internal carotid artery dissection.my neurologist thinks it happened a while ago and it is now healed but the artery has narrowed , Im on plavix 75mg a day but my headaches+neck pain persist, will it ever go away?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I read about carotid artery dissection.I saw that sneezing,couching,vomiting,hiccups and minor neck movements or tilting can cause it. True?Rare?Age28
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A 40-year old female asked:
What are the chances of a carotid artery dissection? Normal ct of head and neck 4 months ago . Current right side neck pain , tension head ache 2 days ago that has now resolved . Neck pain with movement on right side . No injury?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can you please tell me if carotid dissection artery pain is constant or intermittent?I have pain in front, right side of neck and mild headache
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A 36-year old male asked:
Can a carotid or vertebral artery dissection (no trauma/injury) be slow developing over a couple months, or is it always within a day or week maximum?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Was originally told I had a dissection of my internal carotid artery.... Now being told it is a pseudo aneurism..... What exactly is the difference?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Can past vad - vertebral arterty dissection cause stenosis or a bruit in the carotid artery? Or any other stress to local arteries? What is the path?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Are carotid arteries easily seen on a CT angiogram? Would you be able to see dissection?
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A female asked:
I had a dissection in my carotid artery in February. I still experience light pain in left jaw, ear and neck. Is this normal?
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