Spontaneous Dissection of the Internal Carotid Artery
Abstract
Abstract To the Editor. —Spontaneous dissection of the internal carotid artery is becoming the subject of more and more clinical reports.1 As yet, there appears to be no consensus concerning the prognosis of these lesions or the most appropriate course of management (eg, medical, surgical, nonintervention).2 In his recent article in the Archives, Bogousslavsky and coworkers3 have painted a rather gloomy clinical picture in association with these lesions, but, based on the material...