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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2016; 74(04): 1-5
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20150150
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Cerebrum-cervical arterial dissection in adults during sports and recreation

Dissecção arterial cérebro-cervical em adultos durante prática de esportes e recreação
Yara Dadalti Fragoso
1   Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Santos SP, Brazil;
,
Tarso Adoni
2   Hospital Sírio-Libanês de São Paulo, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil;
,
Lazaro Luiz Faria do Amaral
3   Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil;
,
Flavio Tulio Braga
4   Hospital do Coracão, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil;
,
Joseph Bruno Bidin Brooks
1   Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Santos SP, Brazil;
,
Christiane Siqueira Campos
3   Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil;
,
Elizabeth Regina Comini-Frota
5   Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil;
,
Nelson Paes Fortes Diniz Ferreira
4   Hospital do Coracão, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil;
,
Luciano Marcus Tirotti Giacon
6   Hospital Paulistano, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil;
,
Sidney Gomes
3   Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil;
6   Hospital Paulistano, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil;
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Marcus Vinicius Magno Goncalves
7   Centro Hospitalar UNIMED, Joiville SC, Brazil;
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Pedro Silva Correa Magalhaes
8   Clinica Neurológica Joinville, Joinville SC, Brazil;
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Andre Palma da Cunha Matta
9   Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi RJ, Brazil;
,
Francisco Tomaz Meneses de Oliveira
3   Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil;
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Joao Felipe de Oliveira
10   Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau SC, Brazil;
,
Marco Antonio Pierucettti
6   Hospital Paulistano, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil;
,
Samira Luísa dos Apostolos Pereira
11   Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil;
,
Maciel Eduardo Pontes
12   Hospital de Base de Brasília, Brasilia DF, Brazil.
,
Fabio Siquineli
10   Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau SC, Brazil;
,
Carlos Bernardo Tauil
12   Hospital de Base de Brasília, Brasilia DF, Brazil.
,
Guilherme Navarro Troaini
1   Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Santos SP, Brazil;
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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.

A dissecção das artérias cervicais é uma emergência médica. Embora de forma relativamente rara, certas atividades descritas como esportes e recreação podem ser a causa de dissecção arterial independentemente de trauma de crânio ou cervical. O propósito do presente estudo é apresentar uma série de casos de dissecção de artérias cérebro-cervicais em indivíduos durante ou logo após a prática destas atividades desportivas.

Métodos Dados retrospectivos de pacientes com dissecção arterial relacionada à prática de esportes e recreação.

Resultados Quarenta e um casos foram identificados. A artéria mais frequentemente afetada foi a vertebral. Uma grande variedade de atividades teve relação temporal com a dissecção arterial, sendo a corrida a mais frequente delas. Esta é a maior série de casos da literatura.

Conclusão Dissecção arterial pode ser uma complicação da prática de esportes.

dissection - carotid artery - vertebral arterial - stroke
dissecção - artéria carótida - artéria vertebral - acidente vascular cerebral

The original Table with report of individual cases in the on line version of the article “Cerebrum-cervical arterial dissection in adults during sports and recreation” contained some mistakes. We have now provided the corrected version of the Table, removing the column with the Bamford classification, as per decision of all authors of the paper.




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Received: 16 December 2014

Accepted: 06 August 2015

Article published online:
06 September 2023

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