Spontaneous Cervical Arterial Dissection: Several Aspects of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Abstract

BackgroundWithin the last 10 years we observe the trend towards the decrease of the age of cerebrovascular diseases victims, and stroke morbidity and mortality in individuals of economically active age group increased for over 30% [1,2]. In young and middle-aged patients major causes of stroke differ from those in elderly population, as they are represented by cardiac embolism and spontaneous dissection of the