The frequency of atherosclerotic stenosis of the extracranial arteries supplying the cerebral circulation was studied by Whisnant 6 in 100 unselected autopsies in patients over fifty years of age.

Providing there is no hemorrhage on brain imaging, anticoagulation should be considered in children with: Confirmed extracranial arterial dissection associated with arterial ischemic stroke (D ...

Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD ... Stroke was common (63%), especially with extracranial dissections (66% vs. 32%, P<0.0001), whereas transient ischemic attack (14%) and subarachnoid ...