Finally, additional potential outcome-relevant lifestyle-factors such as nutrition and sports activity as well as social factors such as social networks and social support were not taken into account of this study. Clinical prediction of functional outcome after ischemic stroke: the surprising importance of periventricular white matter disease and race. Inpatient rehabilitation for several weeks was performed in 48.5% patients of group D, 60.5% of group I and in only one patient (4%) of group M. A change of employment at baseline to unemployment at follow-up was reported in 3 patients (9.4%) in group D, 5 patients (13.5%) in group I and 2 patients in group M. Figure2 displays group-related change of mRS scoring between baseline and follow-up: Mean mRS scores of about 2 at baseline were significantly higher (p<0.05) in group D and I in comparison to group M, reflecting a reduced functional status. The mean decrease of QOL, that is the difference of SS-QOL scoring, from pre-baseline to follow-up, was significantly stronger in the subgroups (mRS 02) with bad quality of life (SS-QOL3.9). Brain and intelligence: a quantitative study of the frontal lobes. In the trauma bay, he complained of chest pain and dyspnea. With a dissection, blood gets trapped between the intima and media. Importantly, our study cohort of VAD patients appeared to be not significantly biased by exclusion of eight patients, whose features and mean age of 64.5years widely resembled those of the study group. The risk of dying can be as high as 1% to 3% per hour until the patient gets treatment. Published data about the possible impact of stenosis or occlusion of dissected vertebral artery to outcome have been rare and inconsistent so far. Study participants were asked at follow-up to answer 14 items of the PTSS-14 inventory regarding stress symptoms in the previous week. For both future research and clinical treatment, our data favor a multidimensional monitoring after VAD, with special focus on neuropsychiatric sequelae. Neurology. All groups (D, I, and M) displayed a significant correlation between age and white matter lesions (WML). Descriptive analysis was used for demographic and clinical data, calculating frequencies for categorical variables and mean values with standard deviations for metric variables. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. Furthermore, PTSD was the single best predictor of patients mental QOL in their study. WebWhat is the life expectancy of someone with fibromuscular dysplasia? language competence of fluency, cognitive screening score25/30 by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) [15] and no need for persistent clinical monitoring. Measuring quality of life in a way that is meaningful to stroke patients. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2014;76(9):6707. But timely treatment, typically blood thinners or a procedure, can save your life. Knecht S, Rossmuller J, Unrath M, Stephan KM, Berger K, Studer B. Painting a ceiling with your neck in an extended position for a long time. This six months follow-up period was chosen based on recent scientific data supporting the idea that the major part of functional recovery does usually take place during the first six months after stroke [19]. Lancet Neurol. All data were prospectively collected from consecutively recruited patients who were admitted to our stroke unit under the suspected diagnosis of an acute stroke between October 2010 and June 2013. Other activities with rapid acceleration/deceleration changes. Tedesco AM, Chiricozzi FR, Clausi S, Lupo M, Molinari M, Leggio MG. 2008;52(2):2028. They assessed, partly retrospectively two months to five years, partly prospectively one month after dissection, the presence of PTSD by using the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS) as self-rating questionnaire. Web2. The functional outcome, however, seems to be usually good in the majority of cases but there is still a lack of knowledge about the natural history of VAD and uncertainty concerning the appropriate follow-up management. Grond-Ginsbach et al. CTA, MRI, and While there were in groups D and I compared to group M frequent impairments in both global screening tests (MMSE, MoCA) and in single cognitive function tests of the neuropsychological test battery (Additionalfile1) and also in the resulting cognitive composite score (CCS), this difference reached statistical significance only in the MoCA assessment for group D compared to group M (Table2). Although MMSE and MoCA significantly correlated to our cognitive composite score (CCS), further analysis of neurocognitive domain deficits by neuropsychological test battery yielded only some trends of mean group values, without statistical significance. Furthermore, cervical artery dissections in patients 60years are often painless and mechanical triggers missing [60]. Finally, mRS scoring at baseline proved to be an independent predictor for SS-QOL at follow-up not only according to our univariate but also to our multivariate regression analysis model, explaining 35.9% of QOL variance according to our regression model. "mini-mental state". Preceding correlation analyses in this study yielded significant correlations in between all neurocognitive measures such as MMSE, MoCA, and CCS at baseline and likewise in between both neurostatus measures such as NIH-SS on admission and mRS at baseline. Gttingen: Beltz Test GmbH; 2001. On rare occasions, this can lead to stroke. 2005;76(9):122933. Vertebral artery dissection: natural history, clinical features and therapeutic considerations. In addition, the extent of WML showed a significant inverse correlation to global cognitive functioning (MMSE, MoCA) in group D and partly (MoCA only) in group M. Finally, more extensive stroke lesions correlated very weakly with stronger neurological impairment (higher NIH-SS score at baseline) in group D and showed no other consistent correlations. Intra-arterial dose: 0.3 mg/kg; not to exceed 10-20 mg . Eur J Neurol. Subgroup analysis stratified for QOL by Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QOL) were done for patients with good functional outcome (modified Ranking Scale (mRS) scoring 02). Vertebral and carotid artery dissections account for only 2% of ischemic strokes. In addition to routine work a semiquantitative visual grading of white matter lesions (WML) from grade 0=no lesions to grade III=severe and diffuse white matter lesions was performed in each patient according to the criteria defined by Fazekas et al. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the University of Bremen. Rodallec MH, Marteau V, Gerber S, Desmottes L, Zins M. Craniocervical arterial dissection: spectrum of imaging findings and differential diagnosis. Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection (VAD) represents a rare but significant disease, accounting for an average annual incidence rate of about 0.97 to 1.5 cases per 100.000 population [1, 2]. [21] broadened its application when evaluating the validity of the German version, showing a sensitivity of 82% and specificity of 92%. The aim of this study was the multimodal analysis of patient characteristics after VAD to identify contributing factors. While the mean group values of MMSE around 28 out of 30 were within normal range, only the group of stroke mimics showed a normal mean value of 26.96 if scored by MoCA. Although functional outcome was good in the majority of their cases, the surprising main finding was a bad quality of life, measured by Stroke Specific Quality Of Life scale (SS-QOL) [7] despite of good functional outcome, scored by modified Rankin Scale (mRS) [8], in about 15% [5] to 30% of cases [6]. (2014) [46] were the only other ones to date who recently published cognitive status data of patients after cervical artery dissection. Intergroup analysis of change of mean total scores of QOL, as measured by SS-QOL, from pre-baseline to follow-up displayed a significant deterioration (p<0.001; Wilcoxon signed-rank test) in groups D and I but not in group M. Further analysis of changing scores in the twelve SS-QOL domains yielded developing impairments from baseline to follow-up in all three groups D, I, and M. Impairments evolved mainly in psychosocial domains such as family roles, social roles and energy and less in physical domains. Herrmann M, Freyholdt U, Fuchs G, Wallesch CW. WebScore: 4.2/5 (61 votes) . Zubin J, Spring B. But its still a dangerous situation. Policy. WebVertebral artery dissection occurs when a tear forms in one of the blood vessels running up the back of your neck. Williams LS, Weinberger M, Harris LE, Biller J. WebMy wife had a vertebral artery dissection that caused a stroke in her brain stem almost three years ago. Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection (VAD) represents a rare but significant disease, accounting for an average annual incidence rate of about 0.97 to 1.5 (2009) [6]. It may also occur with sudden neck movements and trauma. Hrting C, Markowitsch HJ, Neufeld H, Calabrese P, Deisinger K, Kessler J. WMS-R. Wechsler Gedchtnistest revidierte Fassung. Important non-vascular incidents were a newly diagnosed prostate cancer with radiation therapy in group D and an inpatient treatment for depression in one patient as well as a single epileptic seizure in another one in group I. J Clin Neurol. Contributing factors to quality of life after vertebral artery dissection: a prospective comparative study. It leads to a reduced QOL in a significant percentage of patients despite good functional outcome. Characteristics and outcomes of vertebrobasilar artery dissection with accompanied atherosclerosis. Among 24 stroke mimics only two patients (8.3%) with mRS 02 reported a bad quality of life in contrast to 20 patients (83.3%) with mRS 02. Practicing yoga where hyperextension of your neck occurs. Speck et al. Apart from the presence of ischemic stroke lesions in groups D and I, socio-demographic and clinical data of the three groups were without significant differences, as shown in Table1. Five-point test. N Engl J Med. The PTSS-14 was developed by Twigg et al. 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195 |, Important Updates + Notice of Vendor Data Event, (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441827/). Brain. Grond-Ginsbach C, Metso TM, Metso AJ, Pezzini A, Tatlisumak T, Hakimi M, et al. The inclusion criteria were (1) a reliable diagnosis, (2) age between 18 and 85years, and (3)] medically stable psychological and physical condition for testing, i.e. They carry blood to the brain and spinal cord, which are part of the nervous system. Comparison of cognitive baseline profiles of the three groups revealed no significant differences. Twigg E, Humphris G, Jones C, Bramwell R, Griffiths RD. In group I 26.3% of all patients displayed mRS 02 and bad quality of life (SS-QOL3.9), whereas 63.1% mRS 02 and good quality of life (SS-QOL4.0). There was a high responder rate in follow-up assessments: follow-up data were obtained in 97% of patients in group D, 100% in group I, and 96% in group M. Secondary ischemia prevention by medication until follow-up was provided by platelet aggregation inhibitors in 76.5% patients of group D and 81.6% of group I and oral anticoagulants in 23.5% patients of group D and 18.4% of group I. Vascular events of importance occurred until follow-up time point as follows: In group D one recurrent stroke, one suspected stroke, one new stroke due to dissection of the internal carotid artery, and one transient ischemic attack. Introduction: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a common cause of stroke in young and mid-aged adults without predisposing risk factors for vascular disease. Wahlund LO, Barkhof F, Fazekas F, Bronge L, Augustin M, Sjogren M, et al. J Psychiatr Res. The datasets used and analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. Six patients died within 3 months, the remaining 108 were contacted after In an exploratory study, 34 consecutive patients with first-ever spontaneous VAD were prospectively examined in comparison to 38 patients with cerebral ischemia without dissection and 25 stroke mimics as control groups. 1997;9:44551. Psychol Assess. Noble et al. Tourette syndrome is a childhood onset neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by involuntary or urge-driven motor and vocal tics. Lee VH, Brown RD Jr, Mandrekar JN, Mokri B. Consequently, a valid and reliable evaluation of this variable as putative contributing factor appeared to be not adequately possible in our study: Besides the sample size being very small, it remains unclear how to operationalize best the vascular measurements such as (1) determination of grade/severity of stenosis and by which method (MRI or ultrasound), (2) length of stenosis or occlusion, or (3) site of stenosis (unilateral left or right, bilateral, additionally extra-vertebral). By using this website, you agree to our Neurology. Because only three of them showed any signs of cognitive impairment, the authors argued that deficits were unlikely responsible for the reduced QOL. Leys D, Debette S. Long-term outcome in patients with cervical-artery dissections: there is still a lot to know. 8. The role of cognitive impairment in the quality of life after ischaemic stroke. Google Scholar. Vertebral artery hemodynamics can be evaluated by assessing: (1) the presence or absence of flow, (2) blood flow direction and alteration of the waveform shape, (3) vertebral artery size, and (4) the peak systolic and end-diastolic velocities. Strauss E, Sherman EMS, Spreen O. (2009) [40] reported that severe periventricular white matter disease was significantly associated with poor functional outcome at 3months after ischemic stroke, independently of other factors. We found reduced QOL at 6-month follow-up, as scored by SS-QOL3.9, despite good functional outcome (mRS 02) in a prevalently high percentage of about 40% in VAD patients. A total score11 out of 14 items corresponds to a pathological result, a score between 8 and 10 means a suspect result. TOAST. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. Reitan RM, Wolfson D. The Halstead-Reitan neuropsychological test battery: therapy and clinical interpretation. Eur J Radiol. Therefore, mRS scoring of 02 at follow-up was used as a good functional outcome. A summary score of 4.0 was considered to indicate good QOL, a score3.9 bad QOL in accordance with Fisher et al. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1541-x, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1541-x. A dissection is a tear in one or more tissue layers that make up your vertebral artery. In accordance with common convention, mRS score of 02 reflects a good functional status meaning independency in daily living. Dissection in either artery can disrupt blood flow and potentially cause a stroke. volume19, Articlenumber:312 (2019) (2018) [38] reported more recently in their observational cohort study on patients with cervical, mainly carotid artery dissection, that numerically, but not statistically significant more patients with combined endovascular therapy (EVT)/intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) had excellent outcome and arterial recanalization than patients treated with EVT only. No individual persons personal details, images or videos are being used in this study. In the SSQOL-subgroup analysis of patients with good functional outcome (mRS score2) and good SS-QOL score (4.0) at follow-up were eight patients with arterial occlusion or subtotal occlusion versus five with or without stenosis. Adding one additional base point in all individuals our self-constructed cognitive composite score (CCS) showed a range from score 1=normal to 10=completely pathological. 2001;32(6):131822. Deutsche Adaptation der revidierten Fassung der Wechsler Memory Scale. No further differences were found in the other domains. Its more common in people younger than 45. 2004;63(11):21325. 2018;3(1):4756. 1). Traenka C, Dougoud D, Simonetti BG, Metso TM, Debette S, Pezzini A, et al. PubMed Clinical assessment of data on hypertension (history or systolic arterial blood pressure>140mmHg or diastolic arterial blood pressure>90mmHg), diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia (LDL>155mg/dl and/or HDL<35mmHg), and atrial fibrillation was performed at baseline. Likewise, mean values of pre-baseline total QOL were not significantly different. Second, apart from elevated scores of stress symptoms, significantly higher scores of pre-baseline symptoms of anxiety were found which might be indicative for a predisposing vulnerability for anxiety disorders and subtypes like (subthreshold) posttraumatic stress disorder. Article WebCervical artery dissection, including carotid and vertebral artery dissection, has an estimated incidence of 3.54.5 per 100 000. Eur Heart J 2021;42:3825-3828. Kiphuth IC, Utz KS, Noble AJ, Kohrmann M, Schenk T. Increased prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients after transient ischemic attack. This can lead to serious complications, including arterial narrowing (stenosis), weakening/bulging (aneurysm) or tearing (dissection). Cervical artery dissection, including VAD and carotid artery dissection, are rare complications of pregnancy. Most of the time, ischemic stroke is due to atherosclerosis (thickening of the artery from other risk factors, such as smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes). Impact of anxiety on health-related quality of life after stroke: a cross-sectional study. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2588305/). 2011;134(Pt 12):367286. (2015) [61] reported that older stroke patients in general have worse prestroke status, greater impairment on hospital admission, more comorbidities and poorer poststroke functional status than the younger patients but can benefit as much as the young from high-intensity neurorehabilitation. Furthermore, the study design was limited: Most data were retrospectively collected and cognitive variables not examined, for example. CAS If the artery ruptures or a blood clot disrupts blood flow to your brain, you may experience signs of a stroke. On rare occasions, this can lead to stroke. The cumulative survival rate among all types of stroke in this study was found to be 48% at five years. Ewert T, Stucki G. Validity of the SS-QOL in Germany and in survivors of hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke. Because recurrence of stroke or dissection is very low despite a mostly lacking morphological artery recanalization and it is nearly limited to the first weeks after dissection, it was questioned by Leys and Debette (2006) [4] what are the appropriate clinical monitoring parameters for follow-up. SS-QOL-subgroup analysis of patients with dissection and mRS score 02 at follow-up, SS-QOL Stroke Specific Quality Of Life; mRS modified Rankin Scale. Table4 shows univariate linear regression analysis demonstrating that neurocognition scores at baseline (MMSE, MoCA, CCS), neurostatus at baseline (NIH-SS score on admission, mRS score) and stress symptoms at follow-up (PTSS-14 score) were predictors of quality of life at follow-up. In general, various factors have been shown to influence the QOL of patients after stroke without dissection, including post-stroke anxiety [9], depression [10] and cognitive impairment [11]. 2013;80(21):19507. Endovascular therapy versus intravenous thrombolysis in cervical artery dissection ischemic stroke - results from the SWISS registry. Konrad C, Muller GA, Langer C, Kuhlenbaumer G, Berger K, Nabavi DG, et al. Stroke. The cerebellar cognitive profile. Gottwald B, Mihajlovic Z, Wilde B, Mehdorn HM. To reduce the risk of blood clots, you may receive blood-thinning medications as a first-line therapy such as aspirin or aspirin-like medications (Plavix), heparin infusion or warfarin tablets. Cervical artery dissection: trauma and other potential mechanical trigger events. With carotid dissection, the dissection rarely goes completely through the artery due to its elastic outer layers. Healthcare providers can often diagnose a vertebral artery dissection with a computed tomography (CT) scan or CT angiography. Get useful, helpful and relevant health + wellness information. Activities and other situations that can lead to vertebral artery dissection include: Cervical artery dissection includes tears in the arteries of your neck. Article Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Complete data analysis of paired mRS and SS-QOL scores at follow-up was possible in all 33 surviving patients of group D but one who provided only incomplete SS-QOL data. Likewise, there was no statistical group difference of the mean values of the total quality of life score measured by SS-QOL. Helmstaedter C, Lendt M, Lux S. Verbaler Lern- und Merkfhigkeitstest (VLMT). Accurate and prompt diagnosis of this condition is crucial because timely and appropriate therapy can significantly reduce the risk of stroke and long-term sequelae. Despite obvious overrepresentation of elderly VAD patients and the need for confirmation of our results by larger studies, the main findings are in line with all three younger aged study cohorts that were previously examined for health related QOL after cervical artery dissection as discussed above: (1) Significant percentage of patients with bad QOL (SS-QOL scoring) despite good functional outcome (mRS sccoring) - Fischer et al. You may also need to continue taking a blood thinner during this time. Thus, somewhat unspecific symptoms in this age group and context of VAD history, if not critically reflected, may usually prompt otherwise evitable inpatient diagnostics for stroke and/or recurrence of dissection. 2010;45(1112):68895. Jokinen et al. J Neurol. Apart from (1) the computer-based test battery for alertness, divided and selective attention (TAP) [24], all other tests were paper and pencil tests: (2) Trail Making Test (TMT A and B) for combined attention and executive function [25], (3) the Tower of London (TL-D) for executive function [26], (4) mental rotation (LPS 7) for visual-spatial function [27], (5) the Five-Point Test (5PT) for spatial-cognitive function [28], (6) the Regensburger Wortflssigkeitstest (RWT) for verbal fluency [29], (7) Verbal Learning and Memory Test (VLMT) [30], (8) Block tapping (BT) for the visual digit span [31] and (9) the Finger Tapping Test (FTT) for the hand motor function [32]. Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a rare cause of stroke in the general population; however, represents one of the more common causes of stroke in patients younger than 45 years of age. Manage cookies/Do not sell my data we use in the preference centre. The higher the score the more probable is a posttraumatic disorder. At first I just had a very bad neck pain, couldn't move it much. The second data collection was achieved by written standardized, structured questionnaire at follow-up (time point t2) 6months after the initial event. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. Clinical monitoring should address this topic to make timely treatment possible. Mean age was 52.5 9.6 years and 91% were women (57% were post-menopausal). They found 81% with good functional outcome (mRS02) but only 66.6% with good SS-QOL scoring. The mean group values of single tests as well as of CCS showed at least clear trends of stronger cognitive impairments in group D and group I patients than stroke mimics regarding the following cognitive domains: Divided and selective attention (TAP), combined attention and executive function (TMT A and B), mental rotation (LPS-7), and spatial cognitive function (FPT). Neurosurgery. Physical Activity and Exercise in Patients With Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Fibromuscular Dysplasia. (2009) [6]. 2017;88(14):131320. Predictors for QOL at follow-up were analyzed by regression model. In this context the following aspects seem to be worthy to note: First, elevated scores of stress symptoms were also found in patients without any stroke lesion in our study in line with other study results [50]. Fourth, maladaptive coping strategies were significant predictors for and associated with posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with cervical artery dissection in the study of Speck et al. Ahl et al. This process usually occurs within the first three to six months. The mini-mental state examination and Montreal cognitive assessment in persons with mild subacute stroke: relationship to functional outcome. However, you may be at risk for future dissections. 2008;63(6):1095104 discussion 04-5. Kim JS, Choi-Kwon S, Kwon SU, Lee HJ, Park KA, Seo YS. 2011;77(12):117481. This may also refer to some of the older patients in our study though we have not examined them for arteriosclerosis in such detail. WebIf 3-month ultrasound follow up or MRA showed complete recanalization of the vertebral artery, antithrombotic therapy was stopped. You have two vertebral arteries that run along the back of your neck near your spine bones (vertebrae). 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