The clinical application of the biopsychosocial model. Reitan RM, Wolfson D. The Halstead-Reitan neuropsychological test battery: therapy and clinical interpretation. No further differences were found in the other domains. First of all, the study cohort showed an unusual high percentage of elderly VAD patients (mean age 62.611.9). Differences in baseline or follow-up characteristics between the three groups (D, I, M) were analyzed with Chi-square tests for categorical and with Kruskal-Wallis-test (H-test) for metric variables. Epub 2015 Jun 5. (2002) [5] and Fischer et al. 2017;7(3):16572. 2014;23(2):33542. Does the cerebellum contribute to specific aspects of attention? Spontaneous vertebral On rare occasions, this can lead to stroke. Measurements of acute cerebral infarction: a clinical examination scale. For the neuropsychological testing at baseline the longer established Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) [15] and the more sensitive Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) [23] were performed as cognitive screening tests in their German versions. J Neurol. Ahl B, Bokemeyer M, Ennen JC, Kohlmetz C, Becker H, Weissenborn K. Dissection of the brain supplying arteries over the life span. 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. N Engl J Med. More importantly, however, our study showed also several limitations. Therefore, mRS scoring of 02 at follow-up was used as a good functional outcome. California Privacy Statement, Furthermore, some recently published data suggested for the first time a role of VAD-accompanied atherosclerosis as additional putative contributing factor to functional outcome at three months in posterior circulation stroke (PCS) patients [39]. Tedesco AM, Chiricozzi FR, Clausi S, Lupo M, Molinari M, Leggio MG. Posttraumatic stress symptoms, severity of neurological disorders, and impaired neuropsychological baseline performance proved to be independent predictors for reduced QOL at follow-up according to regression analysis. 2008;52(2):2028. Elevated levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms, as evaluated by PTSS-14 scoring in our study, are in line with recent reports on the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after stroke, even after minor stroke [49] or transient ischemic attack [50]. Other published data remained inconsistent. Corresponding to their multivariate analysis, the NIH-SS score on admission was also found to be an independent predictor of QOL at follow-up in our univariate regression analysis. The findings were in line with modern concepts of cerebellar cognitive function [44] and also in accordance to previous data on cognitive impairments in patients with cerebellar stroke lesions, for example by Exner et al. Likewise, functional impairment measured by mRS at follow-up significantly correlated with reduced SS-QOL at follow-up in concordance with the results of the mixed cervical artery dissection series of Fischer et al. Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is increasingly identified as a cause of ischemic stroke in young adults. 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. 1996;243(8):599604. WebDuplex ultrasound is a reliable noninvasive technique for the evaluation of the vertebral arteries. Traenka C, Jung S, Gralla J, Kurmann R, Stippich C, Simonetti BG, et al. They most probably reflected stroke lesion-associated cognitive impairments whereas stroke mimics without any lesions did show normal scores. Knecht 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. Aortic dissection is life-threatening. J Neurol. (2014) [46] were the only other ones to date who recently published cognitive status data of patients after cervical artery dissection. Cerebrovasc Dis. Vertebral artery dissections can be divided into two groups: extracranial dissection (with or without intracranial extension) intracranial dissection. In a subsequent multiple regression analysis, neurocognition at baseline measured by MMSE, neurostatus at baseline measured by mRS and posttraumatic stress symptoms measured by PTSS-14 proved to be independent predictors for the quality of life at follow-up, explaining in combination 71% of its variance. Tang WK, Lau CG, Mok V, Ungvari GS, Wong KS. Third, apart from elevated scores of stress symptoms significantly lower scores of the SS-QOL item self-confidence within the domain mood were found at follow-up. At least 90 percent of adults with FMD are women. Activities and other situations that can lead to vertebral artery dissection include: Cervical artery dissection includes tears in the arteries of your neck. 2016;87(5):52630. Gttingen: Hogrefe Verlag; 2004. This can lead to serious complications, including arterial narrowing (stenosis), weakening/bulging (aneurysm) or tearing (dissection). The mRS is considered to be the worldwide most established functional outcome measure after stroke. Events most commonly occur in the postpartum period Google Scholar. 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. Rainer J. Strege. Cerebrovasc Dis Extra. GA compendium of neuropsychological tests. Cervical artery dissection goes frequently undiagnosed. Konrad C, Muller GA, Langer C, Kuhlenbaumer G, Berger K, Nabavi DG, et al. For the assessment of psychological variables several self-rating measurement tools were introduced: The German version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [20] was administered at baseline to determine the grade of symptoms of anxiety and depression in the week before baseline. Furthermore, there was no physical follow-up examination conducted, only a follow-up assessment by questionnaire. 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. All participants were informed about the procedure and gave written informed consent to participate in the study. Jokinen H, Kalska H, Mantyla R, Ylikoski R, Hietanen M, Pohjasvaara T, et al. Trial of org 10172 in acute stroke treatment. Grond-Ginsbach et al. 2001;32(6):131822. volume19, Articlenumber:312 (2019) The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. 1977;86(2):10326. Mean MoCA values of group D (24.24) and I (24.86), however, displayed slightly pathological scores. Thirty-one of 62 study participants completed 18.922.72months after discharge four tests of attention and memory function. Cross sectional analysis of our baseline data displayed no significant group differences regarding sociodemographic variables. This profile of cognitive dysfunction was related to predominance of cerebellar stroke lesions in both group D and group I. Previous studies described poststroke cognitive decline by global cognitive screening such as MMSE and more recently and more sensitively by MoCA [42]. While post-stroke anxiety [9] and depression [10] have been described already earlier, even depression in stroke patients treated and non-treated with intravenous thrombolytic therapy [51], posttraumatic stress disorder has been coming to attention more recently. VAD leads to impaired QOL at 6months follow-up due to multiple factors. Other sites of ischemia were occipital lobe in 17.6% of group D and 34.2% of group I, furthermore thalamus in 5.3% of group I. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 1947. Three cohorts of consecutive patients were included in the study for the purpose of comparison: group D (dissection) as the main group comprised patients with first-time spontaneous vertebral artery dissection (VAD) of at least one vertebral artery, group I (ischemia) as a positive control group consisted of patients with acute cerebral ischemia such as stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) of the posterior circulation due to any other cause than dissection, and group M (mimics) was chosen as a negative control group of stroke mimics of the posterior circulation. Stroke. The importance of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) for QOL in our VAD patients was a new finding and further stressed by our subgroup analysis as follows. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. The cut off in the German version is defined as a score of 40 points with a sensitivity of 82% and a good specificity of 92%. 1987;149(2):3516. Herzogenrath: Vera Fimm; 2009. Cervical artery dissection, including VAD and carotid artery dissection, are rare complications of pregnancy. This is a procedure where a provider places catheters (long, thin tubes) in either your wrist or groin. Contributing factors to quality of life after vertebral artery dissection: a prospective comparative study, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1541-x, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/. Sometimes, your healthcare provider may recommend conventional angiography. These include vertebral and carotid arteries. 2011;134(Pt 12):367286. 2011;35(5):1291301. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2588305/). Kiphuth IC, Utz KS, Noble AJ, Kohrmann M, Schenk T. Increased prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients after transient ischemic attack. RJS contributed to the experimental design, neuropsychological testing, data acquisition, data analyses and manuscript writing. At first I just had a very bad neck pain, couldn't move it much. 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. Old benefit as much as young patients with stroke from high-intensity neurorehabilitation: cohort analysis. Thus, reduced neurocognition and neurostatus at baseline and increased scoring levels for stress symptoms at follow-up were predictive for reduced quality of life at follow-up in patients with VAD in this regression model. Summary A 22-year-old male with no previous history of cardiovascular disease presented after a high-speed rollover motor vehicle collision. (https://bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12883-019-1541-x), Visitation, mask requirements and COVID-19 information. This risk decreases over time. On rare occasions, this can lead to stroke. These are typically among the first tests people receive. WebFibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) affects the artery walls, making them either too weak or too stiff. MH contributed to the experimental design, data analyses and manuscript writing. The Montreal cognitive assessment, MoCA: a brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment. Brott T, Adams HP Jr, Olinger CP, Marler JR, Barsan WG, Biller J, et al. 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. Stroke. In the most severe cases, vertebral artery dissection causes stroke: In some people, vertebral artery dissection occurs for no known reason. Speck V, Noble A, Kollmar R, Schenk T. Diagnosis of spontaneous cervical artery dissection may be associated with increased prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder. Introduction: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a common cause of stroke in young and mid-aged adults without predisposing risk factors for vascular disease. Coil Embolization for the Treatment of Ruptured Dissecting Vertebral Aneurysms. In earlier stages, you might not notice symptoms. Vertebral artery dissection: natural history, clinical features and therapeutic considerations. The multivariate analysis of 126 patients with carotid and vertebral artery dissections in a retrospective study design showed that the variables stroke and arterial occlusion were independent factors associated with a poor outcome [37]. Rodallec MH, Marteau V, Gerber S, Desmottes L, Zins M. Craniocervical arterial dissection: spectrum of imaging findings and differential diagnosis. Cervical artery dissection is commonly considered to be underdiagnosed [3, 57,58,59]. Differences in reduced neurostatus at baseline (NIH-SS on admission)(p=0.042) in subgroup D (mRS 02) SS-QOL3.9 vs. SS-QOL4.0 and higher grade of white matter lesions (WML)(p=0.042) in subgroup I (mRS 02) SS-QOL3.9 vs. SS-QOL4.0 were not significant after correction of cumulative alpha-error. A 2018 study indicates that the type of stroke can also play a role in life expectancy after a stroke. WebMethods: Clinical and radiological data of 114 patients with sCAD were collected prospectively. The datasets used and analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. Brain and intelligence: a quantitative study of the frontal lobes. It leads to a reduced QOL in a significant percentage of patients despite good functional outcome. 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. 1993;24(1):3541. Practicing yoga where hyperextension of your neck occurs. 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. Not applicable. Cerebrovasc Dis. 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. Twigg E, Humphris G, Jones C, Bramwell R, Griffiths RD. Five patients were excluded from the dissection study group after screening according to the inclusion/exclusion study criteria: One woman (70years old; ataxia, dizziness, facial weakness; medulla oblongata infarction by vertebral artery occlusion suspicious for but not yet proven dissection) deceased due to unexpected cardiopulmonary failure not otherwise specified in the acute phase. Web2. Previous Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. 2. A 42-year Patient-specific recovery patterns over time measured by dependence in activities of daily living after stroke and post-stroke care: the South London Stroke Register (SLSR). J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. A summary score of 4.0 was considered to indicate good QOL, a score3.9 bad QOL in accordance with Fisher et al. White matter hyperintensities as a predictor of neuropsychological deficits post-stroke. Magnetic resonance angiography is the gold standard diagnostic test. CAS Fischer et al. That is in particular striking regarding VAD. They argued that a systematic follow-up of the vascular lesions may induce anxiety both in patients and physicians and lead to inappropriate treatments. 2011;92(5):7928. Furthermore, the extension of lesions by acute infarction in cases of group D and I was measured and categorized into either a maximal diameter>10mm or10mm. The challenging main consequence from our study regarding this older age group of VAD patients might be therefore for the treating physician to make the right decision: When to consider (re-)dissection stroke and when to consider neuropsychiatric sequelae, for example. (2002) [5] obtained 0.33.8years after VAD follow-up data in 21 surviving patients who were retrospectively contacted. You may need a procedure. Study participants were asked at follow-up to answer 14 items of the PTSS-14 inventory regarding stress symptoms in the previous week. FMD is usually a life-long condition. Two more men (46 and 56years old; one with bilateral embolic cerebellar and occipital brain infarctions by VAD plus ocular down-beat syndrome, unilateral motor dysfunction, dizziness, and headache; the other one with dizziness and ataxia due to suspected cerebral ischemia by VAD) wanted to cut their inpatient treatment short and not to participate but showed also contraindications in form of concurrent diseases: one developed bronchial carcinoma 4months later and brain metastases 8months later, then deceased, the other suffered from alcoholism and had a history of former bronchial carcinoma and prophylactic brain irradiation. Therefore, pathological alterations might have been either too subtle for detection, the applied neuropsychological tests not sensitive enough, or the study cohorts too heterogenous. Jokinen et al. Three initially included woman of ages 70, 71, and 77years had to be excluded secondarily because of concurrent diseases in form of preexisting idiopathic cerebellar syndrome, acute symptomatic anterior circulation brain infarction, and predominant arteriitis temporalis (first with ocular disorder, paresis of arm, ataxia, and dysarthria plus suspected brainstem infarction due to VAD; second with VAD and arm paresis; third with VAD and visual field disorder). Up to 25% of stroke cases in this age group are due to vertebral artery dissection. Endovascular therapy versus intravenous thrombolysis in cervical artery dissection ischemic stroke - results from the SWISS registry. Traenka et al. By means of linear regression analysis, we first calculated the predictive value of certain variables for the variance of SS-QOL scores at follow-up in an univariate model. 2009;8(7):66878. As the key finding, our subgroup analysis of these VAD patients showed significantly higher levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms (p=0.002) and of pre-baseline anxiety symptoms (p=0.006) being associated with patients with good functional outcome (mRS02) and bad QOL compared to those with good functional outcome (mRS 02) and good QOL. PubMed Central 1975;12(3):18998. Grabowska-Fudala B, Jaracz K, Gorna K, Miechowicz I, Wojtasz I, Jaracz J, et al. Kissela B, Lindsell CJ, Kleindorfer D, Alwell K, Moomaw CJ, Woo D, et al. Strege, R.J., Kiefer, R. & Herrmann, M. Contributing factors to quality of life after vertebral artery dissection: a prospective comparative study. They deliver oxygen-rich blood to your brain and spine. The other variables showed no significant differences. 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]. MRI of the brain was regularly performed as a standard procedure in patients with suspected stroke such as the participants in our study. To diagnose VAD may be difficult because of the wide range of symptoms, from isolated local signs to posterior circulation stroke. The data suggest that posttraumatic stress symptoms are of significant importance for the QOL after VAD. (2014) [46], mean age 44.8years. Bern: Verlag Hans Huber; 2000. PubMedGoogle Scholar. 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]. Tucha O, Lange KW. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. Painting a ceiling with your neck in an extended position for a long time. Plasma homocysteine, MTHFR C677T, CBS 844ins68bp, and MTHFD1 G1958A polymorphisms in spontaneous cervical artery dissections. SS-QOL scores at follow-up varied among subgroups as demonstrated in a subgroup analysis stratified for good functional outcome (mRS 02) plus good quality of life (SS-QOL4.0) versus good functional outcome (mRS 02) plus bad quality of life (SS-QOL3.9). Neurological outcome and quality of life after stroke due to vertebral artery dissection. Their high PTSD prevalence might be overestimated because physically less affected people voluntarily participating in their study might have tended to mention more mental problems when asked by self-rating PDS. The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Brain. Costanzo ME, Leaman S, Jovanovic T, Norrholm SD, Rizzo AA, Taylor P, et al. Aschenbrenner S, Tucha O, Lange KW. Contributing factors to quality of life after vertebral artery dissection: a prospective comparative study. Deutsche Adaptation der revidierten Fassung der Wechsler Memory Scale. PubMed Central language competence of fluency, cognitive screening score25/30 by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) [15] and no need for persistent clinical monitoring. (2004) [58] showed in their study that a significant number of cervical artery dissection can occur in the older age group and can be diagnosed if considered. 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. All groups (D, I, and M) displayed a significant correlation between age and white matter lesions (WML). (2004) [45]. However, you may be at risk for future dissections. The cerebellar cognitive profile. [13] and in the context of a fitting medical history, i.e. 2004;63(11):21325. An artery tear, also called a dissection, occurs when layers of the interior arterial walls separate. BMC Neurol 19, 312 (2019). 2009;256(3):4439. 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. Another woman (47years old; locked in-syndrome due to pontine infarction by basilar artery occlusion due to vertebral artery dissection) and a man (77years old; dizziness, nausea, vomiting, headache, ataxia, facial weakness, dysarthria, dysphagia; combined medulla oblongata and cerebellar infarction) without a sufficient ability to speak for participating in neuropsychological testing. I was unable to return to work for three months. J Abnorm Psychol. Correspondence to WebVertebral artery dissection occurs when a tear forms in one of the blood vessels running up the back of your neck. It can also lead to swelling (dilation) of the artery. Cervical artery dissection in patients >/=60 years: often painless, few mechanical triggers. (3) The upper inclusion limit of age range for our study was quite high with 85years. 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195 |, Important Updates + Notice of Vendor Data Event, (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441827/). The PTSS-14 was developed by Twigg et al. What symptoms/pain did you experience? BMC Musculoskelet Disord. It may also occur with sudden neck movements and trauma. 3rd ed. Push-ups and pull-ups or other similar exercises where you support your body weight with your hands/arms. Fazekas F, Chawluk JB, Alavi A, Hurtig HI, Zimmerman RA. In addition, differentiation of dissection from rupture of atheroma in the context of arteriosclerosis may be difficult so that Ahl et al. Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) may cause cerebral ischemia and impair quality of life (QOL) despite of good functional outcome. A better understanding of clinical courses and their affecting variables with special respect to the biopsychosocial model [12] seemed to be of great importance for the neurorehabilitation of such VAD patients in the future. Most patients achieved good QOL (SS-QOL4.0) at 6months follow-up in group I (68.4%) and even better in group M (87.5%) in contrast with group D (46.9%) (Table2). 1 It is an important cause of stroke in the young, particularly in otherwise healthy patients without traditional vascular risk factors. Gttingen: Beltz Test GmbH; 2001. Adams HP Jr, Bendixen BH, Kappelle LJ, Biller J, Love BB, Gordon DL, et al. Dissection in either artery can disrupt blood flow and potentially cause a stroke. Spearmans rank correlation analysis yielded a highly significant correlation (p<0.001) between all three cognitive scoring systems (MMSE, MoCA, and CCS). Psychol Assess. Eur J Radiol. It contains 49 items belonging to 12 domains. Even if WML predominated in groups D and I compared to stroke mimics, they showed no significant inter-group difference. It combines magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with angiography to capture detailed images of your vertebral arteries. The following are key points to remember from this Viewpoint article on physical activity and exercise in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and fibromuscular The MRI-based evaluation of white matter lesions (WML) was reported because of previously published data about their potential role for the functional outcome [40] and neuropsychological performance after stroke [41]. Plasmin degrades fibrin, fibrinogen, and procoagulant factors V and VIII Serum half-life is 4-6 min but half-life lengthened when bound to fibrin in clot. Get useful, helpful and relevant health + wellness information. Although there was a preponderance of atrial fibrillation in group I, no significant group differences of neurovascular risk factors were found in line with current knowledge about VAD characteristics [3, 35]. (2005) [41], for example, noted a correlation of the degree of WML with cognitive decline. A total score11 out of 14 items corresponds to a pathological result, a score between 8 and 10 means a suspect result. Neurology. 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). Previous VAD studies mainly focused on classical outcome endpoints such as mortality and recurrence rate. MMSE and MoCA inversely cross-correlated with NIH-SS scores in group D with weak significance, MoCA scoring with NIH-SS also significantly in group I, and MMSE scoring with NIH-SS only non-significantly in group I. 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