37 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included into the study as group D. In addition, 38 patients with acute stroke or TIA of the posterior circulation were included as comparison group I and 27 stroke mimics of the posterior circulation as comparison group M (Fig. Other activities with rapid acceleration/deceleration changes. Exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) VAD due to severe trauma - in contrast to conventionally as spontaneous labeled dissection due to minor prior cervical trauma which should be better termed mechanical trigger event according to Engelter et al. Furthermore, as plausible finding, NIH-SS and mRS scoring at baseline showed a significant positive correlation in our study. 2006;22(23):215. WebThe vertebral arteries are part of the circulatory system. (1987) [33] and Wahlund et al. In our study, there was a trend in patients with good functional outcome (mRS score 02) to higher association of occlusion/subtotal occlusion with worse QOL, though this was statistically nonsignificant (p<0.05). Psychol Assess. Group-related mean values were below this cut-off level and not significantly different between groups: group D 27.1513.10, group I 23.848.74, and group M 26.129.55. 2013;80(6):78790. Stroke. This profile of cognitive dysfunction was related to predominance of cerebellar stroke lesions in both group D and group I. The health-related quality of life after VAD was examined in a standardized manner for the first time in only two published studies [5, 6] in the last decade. (2) Broad neuroimaging of cervical arteries including cervical MRA was regularly applied to patients of all age groups and risk profiles whenever differential diagnosis of VAD appeared to be possible. Folstein MF, Folstein SE, McHugh PR. Vertebral artery dissection: presenting findings and predictors of outcome. 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. While UK-PTSS-14 was initially applied to patients after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge, Radtke et al. Article Regarding premorbid psychological profiles, no significant group differences of the mean values of scoring systems (HADS-A/D) for symptoms of anxiety or depression in the week before baseline were found. 1997;19(1):612. Spontaneous dissections have been reported. PubMed When starting the present study, however, the knowledge about the putative contributing role of cognitive as well as psycho-affective factors to QOL in VAD patients was lacking. Reitan RM, Wolfson D. The Halstead-Reitan neuropsychological test battery: therapy and clinical interpretation. 2003;41(11):145260. PubMed 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). First of all, the study cohort showed an unusual high percentage of elderly VAD patients (mean age 62.611.9). 3, in comparison to good outcome subgroups of D and I with mRS 02 and SS-QOL4.0. This method enables healthcare providers to quickly pinpoint the dissection and determine its severity and acuity. Cerebral ischemia in group I patients was caused by cardiac embolism in 34.2%, lacunar disease in 21%, large artery disease in 10.5% and by undetermined cause in 34.2% according to the TOAST-criteria [14]. 2004;251(10):12428. Magnetic resonance angiography is the gold standard diagnostic test. Engel GL. 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. 2011;77(12):117481. PubMed Central 2006;66(4):5136. Likewise, there was no statistical group difference of the mean values of the total quality of life score measured by SS-QOL. Wahlund LO, Barkhof F, Fazekas F, Bronge L, Augustin M, Sjogren M, et al. J Neurol. Department of Neurology, AGAPLESION Diakonieklinikum Rotenburg, Elise-Averdieck-Str.17, 27356, Rotenburg, Germany, Center for Cognitive Sciences, Department of Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Bremen, Hochschulring 18, D-28359, Bremen, Germany, You can also search for this author in Apart from the limits of our measurement method, we assumed that the neuroanatomical function of the affected stroke area was much more important than the extension. 2001;344(12):898906. Med Hypotheses. Characteristics and outcomes of vertebrobasilar artery dissection with accompanied atherosclerosis. (2014) [46], mean age 44.8years. (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. Coil Embolization for the Treatment of Ruptured Dissecting Vertebral Aneurysms. Deutsche Adaptation der revidierten Fassung der Wechsler Memory Scale. The mini-mental state examination and Montreal cognitive assessment in persons with mild subacute stroke: relationship to functional outcome. 2003;250(10):117984. The datasets used and analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. Testbatterie zur Aufmerksamkeitsprfung (TAP) Version 2.2. 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]. (2002) [5] obtained 0.33.8years after VAD follow-up data in 21 surviving patients who were retrospectively contacted. Mean values of mRS scoring improved from baseline to follow-up in all three groups but significantly only in group I. These include vertebral and carotid arteries. 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). About 40% of patients die immediately from complete rupture and bleeding out from the aorta. The authors declare that they have no competing interests. (2009) [6]. J Psychiatr Res. In addition, the autopsy findings of the 66years old patient with medulla oblongata infarction by VAD who deceased due to unexpected heart failure after baseline confirmed the diagnosis of VAD and support the validity of our data. In earlier stages, you might not notice symptoms. J Clin Neurol. MH contributed to the experimental design, data analyses and manuscript writing. Exner C, Weniger G, Irle E. Cerebellar lesions in the PICA but not SCA territory impair cognition. Gottwald B, Mihajlovic Z, Wilde B, Mehdorn HM. 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]. 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). (2002) [5] and Fischer et al. Moreover, our data demonstrated no role of WML as independent predictor of QOL. 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). Its signs and symptoms can be vague, and diagnosis can be elusive. Strauss E, Sherman EMS, Spreen O. Although specific information about overall life expectancy after aortic dissection repair is not available, a recent study from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection reported that about 85% of patients who have undergone successful repair of acute dissection involving the ascending aorta remain alive at 5 years. For both future research and clinical treatment, our data favor a multidimensional monitoring after VAD, with special focus on neuropsychiatric sequelae. There were significant more neurological impairments at baseline, that are higher scores of mRS for functional disability or NIH-SS for neurological deficit, in group D as well as I patients with ischemic stroke lesions compared to stroke mimics. WebFibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) affects the artery walls, making them either too weak or too stiff. Impact of anxiety on health-related quality of life after stroke: a cross-sectional study. However, incidental minor trauma Zigmond AS, Snaith RP. 2006;37(10):2499503. With carotid dissection, the dissection rarely goes completely through the artery due to its elastic outer layers. 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. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 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. (2004) [58] proposed the term of atherosclerotic dissection for certain cases. 1987;149(2):3516. Auflage. 88.2% of patients with dissection (group D) experienced acute cerebral ischemia. 2008;28(6):171128. 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. In conclusion, VAD may significantly impair QOL at 6months follow-up by multiple factors. A vertebral artery dissection is not what youd expect at 35 years young. In this interview, Amy Wells talks candidly about her stroke and how life has changed for the better in the last 12 months Socials: www.instagram.com/aimzwells/ Classification of subtype of acute ischemic stroke. Practicing yoga where hyperextension of your neck occurs. Cervical artery dissections typically heal very well, returning the vessel to normal. This process usually occurs within the first three to six months. Whats it like living with a cervical artery dissection? Youll need regular monitoring, including imaging studies, until healthcare providers confirm the dissection has healed. Ahl B, Bokemeyer M, Ennen JC, Kohlmetz C, Becker H, Weissenborn K. Dissection of the brain supplying arteries over the life span. A Spearmans rank correlation analysis was performed for outcome-relevant variables. Depressive symptoms in stroke patients treated and non-treated with intravenous thrombolytic therapy: a 1-year follow-up study. Grond-Ginsbach C, Metso TM, Metso AJ, Pezzini A, Tatlisumak T, Hakimi M, et al. The vertebral artery provides 20% of blood flow to your brain (the carotid artery supplies the other 80%). Because previous studies have shown no crucial role of neurovascular risk factors or sociodemographic factors for QOL of VAD patients, we focused our analysis of potential contributing factors for QOL on previously less investigated neurological, neurocognitive and psychological variables with special respect to the biopsychosocial model [12]. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative. Article 2014;76(9):6707. Our data suggest that posttraumatic stress symptoms are of significant importance for the QOL after VAD, in particular in patients with reduced QOL despite good functional outcome. We present a case of spontaneous VAD in a patient whose only symptoms at presentation were neck pain and headache. Previous 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. Administration, norms, and commentary. The main findings were found in subgroup D (mRS 02) with bad QOL3.9 that were significantly higher mean values for premorbid anxiety symptoms (p=0.006) and stress symptoms at follow-up (p=0.002). 1997;9:44551. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 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. Schievink WI. 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195 |, Important Updates + Notice of Vendor Data Event, (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441827/). 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. Over the last years, cervical artery dissection has been increasingly diagnosed due to improved neuroimaging methods [58]. J Neurol. statement and Because of the great Knecht S, Rossmuller J, Unrath M, Stephan KM, Berger K, Studer B. BMC Neurol 19, 312 (2019). From October 1, 2010, to June 31, 2013, 42 consecutive patients with spontaneous first-time vertebral artery dissection (VAD), who were admitted to our hospital under the suspected diagnosis of an acute stroke, were registered and screened for this study. 2006;67(10):180912. Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Ischemic stroke was found in only 33.9%. A dissection forms when theres a tear in one or more of its three tissue layers. Rainer J. Strege. Because data on the potential impact of infarct volume to outcome and QOL in VAD patients have been lacking so far, we used at least a very arbitrary method for semiquantitative evaluation of the extension of infarct lesions and were not able to ascertain any statistical association. Patients most commonly present with neck pain, headache, visual disturbance, or focal extremity weakness. WebA vertebral artery dissection is not what youd expect at 35 years young. Dziewas R, Konrad C, Drager B, Evers S, Besselmann M, Ludemann P, et al. Cookies policy. In accordance with common convention, mRS score of 02 reflects a good functional status meaning independency in daily living. This important discrepancy of QOL and functional outcome after VAD remained to be sufficiently explained. 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. The type of cause for ischemia in the group I was categorized according to the TOAST criteria [14]. 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]. At follow-up assessment, group M showed the best distribution of mRS scores in direction to better ones and group D the worst with a significant higher mean score of mRS. Group-related changing in mRS scoring between time points t1 (baseline) and t2 (6months follow-up), group D patients with dissection; group I patients with ischemia without dissection; group M stroke mimics; mRS modified Rankin Scale; n. s. not significant, * significant difference. Chronic posttraumatic stress symptoms after nonsevere stroke. Czechowsky et al. Williams LS, Weinberger M, Harris LE, Biller J. Vulnerability--a new view of schizophrenia. A 42-year This may also refer to some of the older patients in our study though we have not examined them for arteriosclerosis in such detail. Activities and other situations that can lead to vertebral artery dissection include: Cervical artery dissection includes tears in the arteries of your neck. They most probably reflected stroke lesion-associated cognitive impairments whereas stroke mimics without any lesions did show normal scores. 2011;92(5):7928. 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/. 2011;134(Pt 12):367286. 2018;265(8):18919. In this interview, Amy Wells talks candidly about her stroke and how life has changed for the better in the In five patients (15.1%) of group D, however, PTSS-14 scoring was >40, indicating possible posttraumatic stress disorder. Furthermore, there was no physical follow-up examination conducted, only a follow-up assessment by questionnaire. By using this website, you agree to our Hemorrhagic stroke was found to result in a lower survival rate or lower level of functionality than ischemic stroke. Aschenbrenner S, Tucha O, Lange KW. All groups (D, I, and M) displayed a significant correlation between age and white matter lesions (WML). Kim JS, Choi-Kwon S, Kwon SU, Lee HJ, Park KA, Seo YS. Some give a figure of multiple vessel dissection as high as 30%. The causes of vertebral artery dissection can be grouped under two main categories, spontaneous and traumatic. Spontaneous cases are considered to be caused by intrinsic factors that weaken the arterial wall. Study participants were asked at follow-up to answer 14 items of the PTSS-14 inventory regarding stress symptoms in the previous week. The latter one was also used to determine the functional outcome at follow-up, filled out by the patient. Stroke. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the University of Bremen. Brain and intelligence: a quantitative study of the frontal lobes. WebIf 3-month ultrasound follow up or MRA showed complete recanalization of the vertebral artery, antithrombotic therapy was stopped. Neurological outcome and quality of life after stroke due to vertebral artery dissection. The majority of dissected arteries showed (subtotal) occlusion (n=25; 67.6%) or stenosis (n=8; 21.6%), the remaining ones no stenosis at all (n=4, 10.8%). Psychological variables such as pre-baseline symptoms of anxiety and depression were not significantly different between our groups. Last reviewed by a Cleveland Clinic medical professional on 08/07/2022. A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. Furthermore, reinfarction as a negative event or recanalization of the former dissected artery vessel as positive event is most probable during the same time period of first six months. National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, Posttrauamtic stress syndrome 14-questions inventory. N Engl J Med. 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. Contributing factors to quality of life after vertebral artery dissection: a prospective comparative study. Correspondence to Physical Activity and Exercise in Patients With Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Fibromuscular Dysplasia. Thirty-one of 62 study participants completed 18.922.72months after discharge four tests of attention and memory function. Tucson: Neuropsychological Press; 1985. 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. (2013) [59] hypothesized that cervical artery dissection goes frequently undiagnosed, particularly in patients with subtle symptoms, which is true for VAD [3, 57], and dependently from the awareness of the responsible physician. Multimodal assessment was performed for clinical, neurological, cognitive, psychological and radiological data at baseline and for QOL, functional outcome, and stress symptoms by questionnaire at six months follow-up. Arnold M, Bousser MG, Fahrni G, Fischer U, Georgiadis D, Gandjour J, et al. Monitoring typically includes magnetic resonance angiography every three to six months. Regensburger Wortflssigkeitstest. communication). Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 1947. One main finding was the high prevalence of reduced QOL despite good mRS (02) in about 40% (n=13) of our VAD patients at follow-up in line with the findings of the observational series Czechowsky et al. Furthermore, PTSD was the single best predictor of patients mental QOL in their study. Your healthcare provider may recommend alternative treatments. 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. Aortic dissection is life-threatening. Therefore, pathological alterations might have been either too subtle for detection, the applied neuropsychological tests not sensitive enough, or the study cohorts too heterogenous. Neurology. For more extensive testing, a neuropsychological test battery was used with cognitive tasks of nine cognitive domains with possible reference to cognitive functions of the anatomical structures of the posterior circulation, in particular the cerebellum. We thank Dr. Werner Wosniok from the Institute of Statistics at the University of Bremen, Bremen, for his statistical advice. Acta Psychiatr Scand. Likewise, in concordance with the literature [5, 6, 36], functional outcome was good (mRS02) in the majority of patients (81.25%). According to modern stress concepts, situations that in particular include unpredictability and uncontrollability can trigger stress [54]. (2001) [34]. Herrmann M, Freyholdt U, Fuchs G, Wallesch CW. [43] who preoperatively examined patients with cerebellar hematomas or brain tumors by the same neuropsychological tests apart from not using LPS as we did. Data about pathological results of neuropsychological test battery assessment. Horn W. L-P-S Leistungsprfsystem. 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%. more than one drug, a medium or high dosage or signs of sedative or cognitive side effects, or (6) concurrent or preexisting CNS morbidity or damage apart from white matter lesions (WML) and minor strokes without any disabling, in particular cognitive preexisting deficit. RJS contributed to the experimental design, neuropsychological testing, data acquisition, data analyses and manuscript writing. These findings corresponded widely to findings of Gottwald et al. Eur J Radiol. (2013) [16], (2) VAD with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) because it is considered to show distinct disease-related features [17], (3) acute preexisting psychological disorder, (4) alcohol or other substance abuse, (5) strong psychopharmacological medication, i.e. Up to 25% of stroke cases in this age group are due to vertebral artery dissection. What is the life expectance after successful repair of aortic Plasma homocysteine, MTHFR C677T, CBS 844ins68bp, and MTHFD1 G1958A polymorphisms in spontaneous cervical artery dissections. Kwa VI, Limburg M, de Haan RJ. Toschke AM, Tilling K, Cox AM, Rudd AG, Heuschmann PU, Wolfe CD. 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). Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. In recent years, however, patient-centered outcome measures such as quality of life (QOL) gained increasing importance. Article language competence of fluency, cognitive screening score25/30 by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) [15] and no need for persistent clinical monitoring. The statistical data analyses were conducted using SPSS Statistics Version 22 and WinStat, Bad Krozingen. Google Scholar. Tourette syndrome is a childhood onset neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by involuntary or urge-driven motor and vocal tics. Kissela et al. Depending from the availability of imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) angiography as well as the awareness of physicians VAD has been increasingly diagnosed in recent years. In addition, differentiation of dissection from rupture of atheroma in the context of arteriosclerosis may be difficult so that Ahl et al. The risk of dying can be as high as 1% to 3% per hour until the patient gets treatment. Epub 2015 Jun 5. Previous VAD studies mainly focused on classical outcome endpoints such as mortality and recurrence rate. typical type and onset of symptoms. Not applicable. It may also occur with sudden neck movements and trauma. Koolhaas JM, Bartolomucci A, Buwalda B, de Boer SF, Flugge G, Korte SM, et al. 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. It leads to a reduced QOL in a significant percentage of patients despite good functional outcome. Neurocognitive domain assessment at baseline was dichotomized into normal versus pathological values based on a difference of more than one standard deviation. Trends towards worse cognitive function without statistical significance were found in group D and I compared to group M for 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). J Neurol. When tics cause (2009) [6] who assumed mean SS-QOL in all their study patients before dissection as best measure for a good QOL. New York: Oxford University Press; 2006. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2012;13:164. With a dissection, blood gets trapped between the intima and media. Radtke FM, Franck M, Drews T, Weiss-Gerlach E, Twigg E, Harbeck-Seu A, et al. Cross sectional analysis of our baseline data displayed no significant group differences regarding sociodemographic variables. J Neurol. 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. 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]. 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. In our study, five patients (15%) of group D displayed scoring for posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS-14) above cut-off scores indicating PTSD compared to one patient each in group I as well as group M. 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