Article Title: Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Author: Nancy Abu Amoud Editors: Dr.Omar Jbarah , Zain Alsaddi Keywords: Cartotid Injury, Vertebral Injury , Stroke Overview Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) is a range of intracranial or extracranial traumatic injuries to the carotid and vertebral arteries in around 1-2% of patients presenting with blunt trauma to the head, neck, and chest. Although uncommon, it may lead to high mortality and morbidity as a devastating brain injury.(8, 9) It is important to note that ischemic stroke occurs in a large portion of patients with BCVI at a rate of 10% as reported in studies.(7) Etiology […]

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