Spontaneous dissection (intramural hematoma) in vertebrobasilar artery and ischemic stroke

Twelve patients (mean age 36,0+/-10,4 years) with a vertebral artery dissection (VAD) were followed-up during 2,5 months - 5 years. All patients underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the head, MR-angiography (11 patients - repeated studies), 5 patients - conventional cerebral angiography. VAD was located on extracranial (7), intracranial (1), extra-intracranial levels (4), the extension of dissection to the basilar artery was found in 2...