Zeitschrift für Gefäßmedizin und Chirurgie

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Vertebral Artery Dissection and High-Intensity Workouts in the Older Patient

Kenneth J Guinn 1*, Raycho G Kurkchiijski 2, Christie A Shen1

Vertebral artery dissection caused by exercise-induced mild cervical trauma is a common cause of ischemic stroke. This form of injury has been well studied in younger patients. However, with an aging US population and a preponderance of aging patients engaging in high-intensity exercise; caution should be taken in this high-risk group and clinicians need to broaden their differential when assessing older patients with suspected stoke-like symptoms. We report on a case of a 59-year-old male with medullary stroke from vertebral artery dissection who recently engaged in Cross Fit workouts.