Study of treatment after a new brain artery dissection
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at people who have had a fresh tear in a brain artery within the last month. The goal is to learn the best way to manage this condition and improve outcomes.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- Your brain artery dissection symptoms started within the last 30 days.
- Your doctor can explain the study and you can provide consent.
- Your dissection was not caused by a prior medical procedure done inside the blood vessel (endovascular intervention).
- Your condition is not a tear that started outside the skull and only later moved into the brain (extracranial dissection with intracranial extension).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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