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Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Population

From: Antithrombotic therapy and outcomes of cervical arterial dissection in the trauma patient: a case series

  Treatment (n = 35) No Treatment (n = 20) All (n = 55)
Age, mean (SD) 47.7 (18.7) 46.1 (19.1) 47. 1(18.7)
Male Sex, n (%) 18 (51.4) 14 (70.0) 32 (58.2)
Location of Arterial Injury†    
Common Carotid 2 0 2
Internal Carotid 29 15 44
Vertebral 14 8 22
Mechanism of Injury, n (%)    
Motor Vehicle Crash 30 (85.7) 15 (75.0) 45 (81.8)
Fall 4 (11.4) 4 (20.0) 8 (14.6)
Other 1 (2.9) 1 (5.0) 2 (3.6)
Hemorrhage on Presentation* 7 (20.0) 7 (35.0) 14 (25.5)
GCS on Presentation, median (IQR) 15 (6-15) 13.5 (3.5-15.0) 15 (6-15)
  1. SD: standard deviation; GCS: Glasgow Coma Score; IQR: interquartile range
  2. †Among the 55 patients, there were 68 arterial injuries and 1 aneurysm.
  3. * 14 patients presented with a total of 20 intracranial hemorrhages (ICH), specifically subdural hematoma (n = 6), subarachnoid hemorrhage (n = 9), intraparenchymal hemorrhage (n = 2), or intraventricular hemorrhage (n = 3).