Posterior Communicating Artery Hypoplasia: A Risk Factor for Vertebral Artery Dissection Causing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to vertebral artery dissection is often fatal; however, its anatomical predictors remain unclear. We conducted a retrospective hospital-based case-control study to evaluate whether variations in the posterior communicating artery are associated with the risk of vertebral artery dissection with subarachnoid hemorrhage.

https://www.strokejournal.org/article/S1052-3057(21)00629-7/fulltext?rss=yes

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 26, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Kenichi Ariyada, Keita Shibahashi, Naoshi Fujika, Yuya Sakakura, Kazuo Hanakawa, Masahiko Murao Source Type: research