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 frequency ...

The risk of a heart attack among adults after a clot-caused stroke or a stroke plus a tear in the wall of a neck artery (carotid or vertebral artery dissection) was almost double within the first year ...

CEREBROVASCULAR disease ranked third, after heart disease and cancer, as a cause of death in the United States in 1959. Almost 37,000 of these deaths occurred in persons between thirty-eight and sixty ...

Heart attack risk almost doubles in the first year after a stroke or when combined with a tear in a neck artery wall, however, a tear without a stroke does not seem to raise heart attack risk, ...

An Oklahoma man has been left with lasting injuries after suffering a stroke that occurred after he popped his neck—a motion which tore an artery and caused a clot. Josh Hader, 28, of Guthrie, told ...

Some common habits can damage the brain silently. Neurologist Dr. Bing warns against three common habits that can harm your brain. Using massage guns on the neck risks stroke due to damage to vital ...