Carotid Artery Dissection: (Left) Right Carotid Angiogram at the level of the carotid bifurcation; (Middle) Right Carotid Angiogram at the level of the base of the skull; (Right) Axial CT scan 3 days ...

Carotid Artery Dissection: (Left) Right Carotid Angiogram at the level of the carotid bifurcation; (Middle) Right Internal Carotid Angiogram, lateral view; (Right) Right Internal Carotid Angiogram, AP ...

A study suggests that transcranial Doppler helps target patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis at higher risk for events who might benefit from intervention and identifies those at low risk ...

Dissection of the extracranial portion of the internal carotid artery is much more frequent than intracranial dissection, representing more than 90% of all dissections in the carotid system.

Commentary on an interesting study showing that a noninvasive technique, emboli detection via TCD, may be used to stratify high- and low-risk patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis.

A carotid artery dissection is a tear in an artery on the side of your neck It can happen without a known cause, or as a result of trauma READ MORE: Super-fit dad suffers 3 strokes after 'turning ...

A carotid dissection can happen at any age. It tends to occur more often in younger adults than in older adults. It is a common cause of stroke in people younger than age 50.