TY - JOUR T1 - Stroke from cervicocephalic arterial dissection in Saudi children JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - S103 LP - S107 VL - 27 IS - 3 Supplement AU - Mustafa A. Salih AU - Ahmed A. Al-Jarallah AU - Mussaad M. Al-Salman AU - Ibrahim A. Alorainy AU - Hamdy H. Hassan Y1 - 2006/03/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/3_Supplement/S103.abstract N2 - Cervicocephalic arterial dissection CCAD is an important, but rarely recognized, cause of stroke in children. We describe 3 cases of CCAD who were diagnosed during a study on childhood stroke which included 104 patients. A high index of suspicion and targeted investigations are needed for the diagnosis and management of CCAD in childhood. ER -