Medical terminology · Cardiology
Vertebral Artery Dissection
MeSH — National Library of Medicine · Retrieved 2026-10-13
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.
Reference details
- MeSH descriptor
- D020217
- Vocabulary edition
- 2026
- Tree positions
- C10.228.140.300.350.875; C10.900.250.650; C14.907.055.448.750; C14.907.253.535.800; C26.915.200.600
Scope and definition
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.
Entry terms and synonyms
Vertebral Artery Dissection
Artery Dissections, Vertebral
Artery Dissection, Vertebral
Dissections, Vertebral Artery
Dissection, Vertebral Artery
Vertebral Artery Dissections
Dissecting Vertebral Artery Aneurysm
Spontaneous Vertebral Artery Dissection
Vertebral Artery Dissection, Spontaneous
Traumatic Vertebral Artery Dissection
Vertebral Artery Dissection, Traumatic
Classification tree positions
C10.228.140.300.350.875
C10.900.250.650
C14.907.055.448.750
C14.907.253.535.800
C26.915.200.600
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