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05/19/26

Possible diagnostic error in cervical artery dissection: analysis of STOP-CAD study.

Bakradze, Ekaterina; Shu, Liqi; Yaghi, Shadi; Tran, Thanh Lam Ngoc; Crandal, Ross Curtiss; Lester, Evan; Mandel, Daniel M; Siegler, James Ernest; Penckofer, Mary; Liberman, Ava Leigh; Field, Thalia S; Khan, Farhan; Kam, Wayneho; Mac Grory, Brian; Saleh Velez, Faddi G; Henninger, Nils; Elangovan, Cheran; Krishnaiah, Balaji; Gandhi, Preet; Shahripour, Reza Bavarsad; Ghannam, Malik; Heldner, Mirjam Rachel; Antonenko, Kateryna; Rothstein, Aaron; Leker, Ronen R; Metanis, Issa; Samaniego, Edgar; Romoli, Michele; Zedde, Marialuisa; Pascarella, Rosario; Nguyen, Thanh N; Klein, Piers; Khasiyev, Farid; Khazaal, Ossama; Almajali, Mohammad; Zubair, Adeel S; Elnazeir, Marwa; Marto, João Pedro; Nehme, Ahmad; Giles, James Anthony; Engelter, Stefan T; Stretz, Christoph; Salehi Omran, Setareh. J Am Heart Assoc.

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Big Three Conditions Epidemiology
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Summary

Cervical artery dissection (CeAD), a common cause of stroke in young adults, is often misdiagnosed because symptoms are nonspecific. This multicenter international study finds that one in six patients had a possible diagnostic error, especially younger patients, those with migraines, and those presenting with headache and diffuse symptoms.
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Bakradze E, Shu L, Yaghi S, et al. Possible diagnostic error in cervical artery dissection: analysis of STOP-CAD study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026;15(10):e046408.