Syndrome cervical artery: symptoms, treatment, medications, surgery

Syndrome cervical artery – a pathological process in which the cervical artery is perezhitoe. Symptoms of neurological pathology, as a result of deteriorating nutrition and oxygen to brain cells. A patient is having dizziness, headaches, nausea, and pre-existing conditions. Such methods of treatment like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxants, physical therapy and massage. In extreme cases, a undesirable, but efficient surgical procedure.

Reasons

Artery spine starts below the clavicle and extends to the transverse period of the 6th vertebra of the neck. Passes through the holes of the neck vertebrae and enters the cranial region through the large hole in the back of his head. Two cervical arteries provide a third access for all arterial blood to the brain. Feed them through the occipital region of the brain and its stem. This explains the appearance of symptoms in syndrome of vertebral artery.

Given the fact that these arteries on your way to interact not only with the spine, but soft tissue that is around it, the syndrome and its symptoms can develop for different reasons. The causes can be divided into two groups:

• Pathological changes in the spine – in this situation, the syndrome is called vertebral. This happens on the background of degenerative changes of intervertebral discs and vertebrae, curvature of the cervical spine;
• Other reasons (nevertebralnah symptoms). The problem here is already in the works themselves of the arteries, their aterosclerose or congenital disorders of the vascular system.

In the left side of the neck the vertebral artery syndrome appears much more often than the right. The reason is that the artery on the left departs directly from the aortic arch, so it is often affected by atherosclerosis or abnormality of an extra rib in the cervical spine on the left. Most often the source of symptoms syndrome cervical artery is:

• Arthrosis of the intervertebral joint between the 1st and 2nd vertebrae;
• Pathology Kimmerle;
• Odontoid abnormally high build-up of the 2nd vertebra of the neck;
• Unusual large distance between the vertebral artery and the artery under the clavicle;
• The oblique tension of the cervical musculature.

You may get symptoms of cervical artery if jerk my neck. When the artery constricts, her deformed choroid.

Symptoms

The deterioration of blood circulation in the brain causing a large number of negative neurological symptoms:

• Headache. Pain syndrome burning or pulsing, often the doctor can easily determine the nature of pain, its source and appoint treatment depending on localization attacks. Rooting may start stronger after sleeping with thrown back head, physical work, long walks, a quick drive or run;
• Sick, vomit, and after vomiting it becomes easier not. The patient experiences lightheadedness, especially after sudden movements of the head;
• Deteriorating coordination and hearing. The patient dramatically significantly lose hearing for a short time, he makes a noise in the ears. Dizzy, briefly but strongly;
• There are manifestations of failures in the cardiovascular system. After the load starts, the strokes, jumps and increases blood pressure;
• Disrupted brain. Strokes happen in the vertebral arteries, and begin to dizziness, feel sick, and vomit, worsening the balance. The patient difficult to move, changing the handwriting, distorted vision. Sometimes there are speech pathology and double vision.

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Diagnosis

When the symptoms, and the doctor suspected that the disturbed cerebral blood flow, it assigns the following studies:

• X-rays of the spine in the neck area from several perspectives. X-rays will find the pathology of the joints, causing the clamping of the vertebral artery;
• Doppler. Exploring the blood circulation in the arteries, you can find it disorders;
• MRI of the brain. Used in case of danger of stroke arteries. The specialist will find the source of the deterioration of blood circulation where the localized terminal;
• MRI of the cervical region of the spine. Reveal degenerative changes in the vertebrae andthe intervertebral disks.

Than to arrest the symptoms

Used medicines and physiotherapy. To improve their condition for a long period, the patient should be given time to medical gymnastics. In some cases, if the symptoms could not get rid of, the attending physician recommends surgery.

• Interesting information: cervical-cranial syndrome

Medicines

Syndrome treatment cervical artery involves the use of drugs that improve the vascular permeability. If the symptoms of acute and treatment should be accelerated, can be shown to the injection. Were most commonly prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. They reduce inflammation, allowing the free course of blood through the artery. Decreases the activity of platelets, the blood moves more freely.

So as not to harm the gastrointestinal tract of the patient, advise to use Nimesulide or Celecoxib. Cheaper drugs, such as Ibuprofen or Diclofenac, have similar effects, but dangerous for the digestive system.

• See also: Chiropractic neck.

Muscle relaxants Central effects are prescribed to prevent muscle spasms and Sudarikov, reduce pain and release the kinked artery. This includes Tolperison, Sirdalud, Mydocalm. Mydocalm preferred because of its analgesic effect, plus it improves blood circulation.

To expand the blood vessels, used Trental, Instenon. Thanks to the vasodilator drugs improves nutrition and metabolic processes in the brain. Also a positive effect on symptoms of cervical artery will take vitamin-mineral complexes.

• See also: Causes and treatment pain in the neck and head

Physical therapy

Relieve symptoms, and procedures such as:

• The effect of low-frequency current;
• Shock wave therapy;
• Electrodes with drugs that block the transmission of nerve impulses.

If the pain strongly expressed, might be better novocaine electrophoresis. Other useful methods – acupuncture, chiropractic and massage treatments. They can only be entrusted to experienced specialists as well as actively working with a patient who is sick with syndrome of the cervical artery, it is easy to aggravate the situation.

Operation

Surgery is required if conservative treatment has not helped or neck artery is too badly crushed to 2 millimetres in diameter. The skin is cut into two centimeters, and the risk of damage to internal organs is minimal. The surgery is performed in the following variants:

• Plastic surgery techniques change the shape of the vessel;
• The artery is entered-expanding stent.

If you find a tumor or a hernia, you need to get rid of its pressure in the arteries. If the disease occurs without other complications, the operation becomes a very effective method to cure the syndrome completely resolves symptoms.