The High Morbidity of Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury in An Unscreened Population: More Evidence of The Need for Mandatory Screening Protocols

Whole-Body CT Trauma Imaging with Adapted and Optimized CT Angiography of the Craniocervical Vessels: Do We Need an Extra Screening Examination?

“…There is a reported stroke rate of up to 60% for BCVI. 22 Several investigators 23 believe that stroke from BCVI can be prevented by anticoagulation or surgery or endovascular intervention 5,6,14,24 if the vascular injury is detected early. Because of the devastating potential of BCVI, screening programs have been proposed for patients at risk.…”

A multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors for blunt cerebrovascular injury

“…We defined certain injuries and clinical variables as risk factors based on those cited in previously published work. 2,3 Variables for the various risk factors were generated by categorizing International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes from the registry for discharge diagnoses using the taxonomy shown in Table I. These associated injuries were generated as dichotomous variables.…”

Treatment of a High Large Extracranial Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm from Trauma Using a Viabahn Graft

“…Early diagnosis remains paramount in reducing catastrophic consequences from ischemic stroke particularly in those where diagnosis is missed 8 . Thus over the past decade, advocates are placing more emphasis on protocols to appropriately screen patients suspected of carotid or vertebral injury 3,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] . Some authors have used or recommended 4-vessel cerebral angiography to effectively screen trauma patients with BCVI 3,12,20 .…”