After a few weeks, things deteriorated. Carissa was "blacking out and seeing things." A CT scan revealed a vertebral artery dissection, or VAD, when her husband recommended she go to the ER.

Figure 4. Digital subtraction angiography with early and late phase demonstrating (A) left subclavian artery occlusion with (B) retrograde vertebral filling of proximal subclavian artery.

The following inclusion criteria were used: (1) At least one hemivertebra is located in the subaxial cervical area (C3–7); (2) At least one segment of subaxial cervical hemivertebra needs to be ...

In 2009, a systematic review compared CT angiography with MRI/MR angiography and found them to be equally suited to detect dissection of the carotid artery and the vertebral artery (7). In another ...

Cheong J Lee; Mark D Morasch Disclosures Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2011;9 (5):575-578.

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5 The 41-year-old suffered a tear in the inner lining of the vertebral artery Credit: Kennedy News "You do hear a crack anyway when you get an adjustment but I knew something had gone wrong." ...

'No Kings' rallies are scheduled in 33 locations across CT on Saturday, part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration.

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A CT scan (also called a CAT scan) is a series of cross-sectional X-ray images of the body. Learn why a CT scan is performed and what to expect during one.

Spirit Airlines has begun a new direct flight between Bradley International Airport and Detroit Metro Airport in Michigan. According to a statement, the inaugural flight departed Connecticut this ...

The Connecticut pastor went to the hospital in late November because he needed a medical device replaced. He died on Christmas Eve. His family claims the Rev. Yves Abichet of Bridgeport died as a r… ...