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Spontaneous Dissection of Carotid and Vertebral Arteries

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The first case of spontaneous dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA) was reported in 1954 by Jentzer. Since then, other cases have been described (Bostrom and Liliequist 1967; Ehrenfeld and Wylie 1976; Fisher et al. 1978; Mokri et al. 1979; Anderson et al. 1980; Friedman et al. 1980; Bradac et al. 1981), and these have helped widen our understanding of the clinical and angiographic aspects of this disease. Spontaneous dissection is today a well-recognized pathology that is responsible for stroke in many cases. Its incidence is reported to be three to four cases per 100,000 persons yearly (Schievink 2001; Menon and Norris 2008; Redekop 2008).

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Bradac, G.B. (2011). Spontaneous Dissection of Carotid and Vertebral Arteries. In: Cerebral Angiography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15678-6_16

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