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Stroke, Vol 16, 125-129, Copyright © 1985 by American Heart Association

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Spontaneous dissecting aneurysms of the internal carotid and vertebral arteries--two case reports

JL Mas, C Goeau, MG Bousser, J Chiras, JM Verret and PJ Touboul

Two patients had acute spontaneous dissection of both internal carotid arteries and of one or both vertebral arteries. One had angiographic signs suggestive of fibro-muscular dysplasia and both were on oral contraceptives. They were treated with high dose heparin and made a good clinical recovery. A digital intravenous angiography performed two to three months later showed a complete recanalization of arteries involved. These patients are similar to those reported as "idiopathic regressing arteriopathy" and "reversible angiopathy" which probably correspond to the same entity.

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