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Systematic Chart Review of Carotidynia Patients

Completed
Conditions
Carotidynia
Registration Number
NCT02900872
Lead Sponsor
Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Brief Summary

Systematic retrospective study of medical charts and medical imaging files, of patients consulting for acute neck pain and presenting unclassified abnormalities on dedicated vessel imaging.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
14
Inclusion Criteria
  • acute cervical tenderness or neck pain fulfilling the characteristics of an idiopathic neck pain syndrome as defined by the International Headache Society in 1988
  • the performing of a diagnostic imaging like MRI, CT or US of the cervical area with a dedicated vessel analysis
  • unilateral or bilateral abnormalities of common carotid, carotid bifurcation or internal carotid arteries on dedicated vessel imaging.
Exclusion Criteria
  • patients without imaging, or without dedicated vessel analysis
  • patients presenting with pain caused by a clearly identified vascular disease on dedicated vessel analysis imaging such as carotid occlusion, carotid dissection, vasculitis like giant cell arteritis.
  • patients with no abnormality on cervical or vessel imaging

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Presence or absence of perivascular carotid artery enlargement on dedicated vessel imagingWithin 1 week following admission
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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