Screening for and Treatment of Blunt
Cerebrovascular Injuries Algorithm
Table 1
Blunt Carotid & Vertebral Artery Injury Grading Scale32
Injury Grade | Description |
I | Luminal irregularity or dissection with < 25% luminal narrowing |
II | Dissection or intramural hematoma with ³ 25% luminal narrowing, intraluminal thrombus, or raised intimal flap |
III | Pseudoaneurysm |
IV | Occlusion |
V | Transection with free extravasation |