TABLE 1:

Patient characteristics

Patient No./Age (y)/SexSymptomaticVesselEtiology of Dissection
1/66/MNoRCCAIatrogenic
2/51/MTIARICAIatrogenic
3/43/FNoRICASpontaneous
4/36/FCN palsyLICATrauma
5/43/MNoLICASpontaneous
6/56/MTIARICASpontaneous (FMD)
7/56/FStrokeLCCAIatrogenic
8/45/FNoRICASpontaneous
9/76/FCN palsyLICASpontaneous
10/47/MNoLICAIatrogenic
11/40/FNoLICASpontaneous
12/34/FStrokeLICATrauma
13/45/FStrokeRICASpontaneous (FMD)
14/44/MNoRCCAIatrogenic
15/52/MTIALCCAIatrogenic
16/35/FTIARICATrauma
17/81/FNoLICASpontaneous
18/22/MNoRICA, LCCATrauma
19/19/MNoLICATrauma
20/60/MTIALICATrauma
21/42MTIALICATrauma
22/51/MNoLICATrauma
23/52/MHorner syndromeLICATrauma
24/66/MNoRCCAIatrogenic
25/46/MTIARICAIatrogenic
26/72/FStrokeLCCAIatrogenic
  • Note.—TIA indicates transient ischemic attack; CN, cranial nerve; R, right; L, left; ICA, internal carotid artery; CCA, common carotid artery; FMD, fibromuscular dysplasia.