Background And Purpose: Dissection is an increasingly recognized cause of ischemic stroke, which occurs spontaneously or after trauma, in relatively young patients. We hypothesized that there might be a predisposing factor weakening the vascular wall and that arterial tortuosity might be higher in patients with dissection.
Methods: We consecutively enrolled cervical artery dissection (CerAD) patients who had undergone magnetic resonance angiography.