Table 2

Ultrasonic and angiographic findings. Follow up in extracranial vertebral artery dissections (11 lesions)

Patients/sexUltrasonic lesionsAngiographic lesionsDelay between stroke and angiography (days)Recanalisation
1/MLV3 ocLV2V3st6 months+
2/FR low flowRV1V3 irregular2 days+
V1V3
3/FLV3st, dlLV3 st (dl)20 days0
V2 FMD(FMD)
4/ML low flowLV0 st (dl)30 days0
V0V3RV1 st0
RV0st, dl
5/FLV4 ocLVO oc9 months+
6/MLtortuousL50% V2V3 st20 days+
V2 as RV2RV4 FMD(FMD)
7/MLV3 ocLVO oc13 days0
RV3stRV3 st0
  • VA=Vertebral artery; BA=basilar artery; FMD=fibromuscular dysplasia; L=left; R=right; oc=occlusion; dl=dilation; Ap=antiplatelet drug; Ac=anticoagulant.