PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sherman, P.
AU  - Oka, M.
AU  - Aldrich, E.
AU  - Jordan, L.
AU  - Gailloud, P.
TI  - Isolated Posterior Cerebral Artery Dissection: Report of Three Cases
DP  - 2006 Mar 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 648--652
VI  - 27
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/3/648.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/3/648.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2006 Mar 01; 27
AB  - SUMMARY: Isolated dissection of the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is a rare but important cause of stroke in younger patients, particularly women. We present 3 cases of dissection of the P2 segment of the PCA. In 2 patients, an association with minor axial head trauma was documented, suggesting shearing injury of the PCA as it crosses over the free edge of the tentorium. The clinical and imaging findings are discussed, and the therapeutic management is reviewed.