Spontaneous dissection of the carotid artery.
- 1 November 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 137 (2) , 379-385
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.137.2.7433672
Abstract
The clinical and radiographic findings in 20 patients with nontraumatic spontaneous dissection of the carotid vessels are reported. In 18 patients, the dissection was limited to the internal carotid artery; the extent of dissection varied. The radiographic findings were pathognomonic. Dissection occurs within the media of the vessel along a plane not present in normal arteries. Fibromuscular dysplasia and hypertension may be predisposing factors in spontaneous dissection of the carotid artery.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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