Cervical Artery Dissection in Young Women: Risk of Recurrence During Subsequent Pregnancies.

Objectives: To assess the risk of recurrence of cervical artery dissection (CAD) during pregnancy and puerperium in women with a history of CAD and then help physicians with providing medical information to women who wish to become pregnant.

Methods: Women aged 16-45 years who were admitted to our center for a CAD between 2005 and 2017 were identified from the hospital database, and those with spontaneous and symptomatic CAD were included. They were then contacted to answer a questionnaire that was specifically designed in regard to the recurrence of CAD and pregnancies after the primary CAD.

Long-Term Outcomes After Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome.

Background and Purpose- We aimed to further investigate the long-term outcomes after reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS). Methods- A longitudinal follow-up study was conducted in 173 RCVS patients. Results- Of the 172 patients who completed a mean follow-up of 9.

A good preoperative response to transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation predicts a better therapeutic effect of implanted occipital nerve stimulation in pharmacologically intractable headaches.

Occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) is a surgical approach to treat patients with medically intractable chronic headache disorders. However, no preoperative test has been yet validated to allow candidates to be selected for implantation. In this study, the analgesic efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) was tested for 1 to 3 months in 41 patients with pharmacologically intractable headache disorders of various origins, using a new technique of electrode placement over the occipital nerve.