Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is an important cause of stroke in the young. It can present nonspecifically and may be misdiagnosed with adverse consequences. We assessed the ...

Introduction: Current guidelines solely recommend optimal medical therapy including antiplatelet, lipid lowering, and antihypertensive treatment due to the unclear efficacy of stenting and ...

A B.C. principal has been suspended after giving permission to a school employee to restrain a student with duct tape. Renee Dawn MacCormack was an elementary school principal in the southeast ...

The lumbar region is located between the thoracic (chest) region of the spine and the sacrum ... American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Vertebral compression fractures. Bailey CS, Rasoulinejad ...

An artery that temporarily runs down the center of our forearms while we're still in the womb isn't vanishing as often as it used to, according to a study published in 2020 from researchers at ...

Aside from the axillary artery, the subclavian arteries branch into the internal thoracic artery, vertebral artery, costocervical trunk, thyrocervical trunk, and dorsal scapular artery. There are two ...

Background Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) of the lumbar region may be accompanied by thoracic fractures. Treating only the lumbar fractures can lead to worsening of the thoracic ...

Background Endovascular treatment for vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms (VADAs) includes overlapping stents and flow diverters. This study compared the safety and effectiveness of overlapping ...