J Korean Neurol Assoc.  1998 Apr;16(2):160-165.

Ischemic Infarctions in Young Men Secondary to Traumatic and Spontaneous Intracranial Arteries Dissection

• Lee DK
• Do JK
• Kwak KH
• Oh HJ

Abstract

Arterial dissection begins with spontaneous or traumatic rent of intima, which sometimes allows blood to penetrate the layers of the arterial wall. Dissections of the craniocervical arteries are separated according to whether they are extracranial or intracranial, spontaneous or traumatic. Dissection of intracranial portions of the carotid system is rare, but it may be one of the important causes of ischemic stroke in the young adults. Cerebral angiography, MRI, and Doppler sonography are important diagnostic methods in this case. Initial treatment with anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents are effective in many cases, but sometimes surgical method is recommended. We presented ischemic infarctions in young men secondary to traumatic and spontaneous intracranial arteries dissection

MeSH Terms

Anticoagulants
Arteries*
Cerebral Angiography
Humans
Infarction*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Stroke
Young Adult
Anticoagulants
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors