RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Spontaneous Isolated Posterior Communicating Artery Dissection in a Young Adult with Hyperhomocysteinemia
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 2030
OP 2032
VO 26
IS 8
A1 Ian C. Duncan
A1 Johannes M. Terblanché
YR 2005
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/26/8/2030.abstract
AB Summary: A 28-year-old man presented with an acute spontaneous dissection of the left posterior communicating artery with associated ipsilateral thalamic and internal capsular infarctions. Positive risk factors included smoking and family history of ischemic heart disease. He was also found to have hyperhomocysteinemia, which has been implicated as a risk factor for spontaneous cervical artery dissection, but to date, no association has been shown with spontaneous intracranial arterial dissection.