Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020217
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020217
Preferred Name

Vertebral Artery Dissection

Definitions
Splitting of the vessel wall in the VERTEBRAL ARTERY. Interstitial hemorrhage into the media of the vessel wall can lead to occlusion of the vertebral artery, aneurysm formation, or THROMBOEMBOLISM. Vertebral artery dissection is often associated with TRAUMA and injuries to the head-neck region but can occur spontaneously.
Synonyms
Spontaneous Vertebral Artery Dissection
Vertebral Artery Dissections
Artery Dissection, Vertebral
Vertebral Artery Dissection, Spontaneous
Dissecting Vertebral Artery Aneurysm
Vertebral Artery Dissection, Traumatic
Dissection, Vertebral Artery
Traumatic Vertebral Artery Dissection
Dissections, Vertebral Artery
Artery Dissections, Vertebral
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