Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (Jan 2015)

Cerebrum-cervical arterial dissection in adults during sports and recreation

  • Yara Dadalti Fragoso,
  • Tarso Adoni,
  • Lazaro Luiz Faria do Amaral,
  • Flavio Tulio Braga,
  • Joseph Bruno Bidin Brooks,
  • Christiane Siqueira Campos,
  • Elizabeth Regina Comini-Frota,
  • Nelson Paes Fortes Diniz Ferreira,
  • Luciano Marcus Tirotti Giacon,
  • Sidney Gomes,
  • Marcus Vinicius Magno Goncalves,
  • Pedro Silva Correa Magalhaes,
  • Andre Palma da Cunha Matta,
  • Francisco Tomaz Meneses de Oliveira,
  • Joao Felipe de Oliveira,
  • Marco Antonio Pierucettti,
  • Samira Luísa dos Apostolos Pereira,
  • Maciel Eduardo Pontes,
  • Fabio Siquineli,
  • Carlos Bernardo Tauil,
  • Guilherme Navarro Troaini

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Dissection of cervical arteries constitutes a medical emergency. Although relatively rarely, activities classified as sports and recreation may be a cause of arterial dissection independently of neck or head trauma. The purpose of the present paper was to present a series of cases of cerebrum-cervical arterial dissection in individuals during or soon after the practice of these sports activities.Methods Retrospective data on patients with arterial dissection related to sports and recreation.Results Forty-one cases were identified. The most frequently affected vessel was the vertebral artery. A large variety of activities had a temporal relationship to arterial dissection, and jogging was the most frequent of these. This is the largest case series in the literature.Conclusion Arterial dissection may be a complication from practicing sports.

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