Nariell Morrison, Michelle Machado, Clare Blackburn
Bridging the gap: Understanding the barriers and facilitators to performance for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic medical students in the United Kingdom
Medical education
cervical artery dissections cad common cause ischemic cerebrovascular events among younger middleaged population altogether cad counts 15 causes stroke patients aged 50 younger among known etiological causes especially addressing younger population mechanical traumas whiplash injuries regarded main culprits however cases spontaneous dissection also widespread risk factors hypertension migraine lifestyle factors increasing risk occurrence clinically symptoms associated cerebrovascular event caused cads highly variable classified either compressive symptoms horners syndrome cervical pain stroke syndromes attributable cerebral ischemia therefore establishing early diagnosis might particularly challenging requires particular attention quick clinical reasoning interviewing patient certain particularities main focus conduct prospective study involving 54 patients diagnosed cad clinical facility january 2015 december 2022 focus assessing certain individual parameters attributable patient influence prognosis value short long term evolution important emphasis placed parameters topographical localization clinical presentation severity questioned cerebrovascular event outcomes causative factors statistical validity tools applied possible