Clinical Study

Altered Hemodynamics Associated with Pathogenesis of the Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysms

Table 1

The three types of vertebral artery with comparison of affected and nonaffected sides.

Affected side
Type IType IIType III

Non-affected sideType I11 (4)7 (0)17 (17)
Type II6 (3)1 (1)0 (0)
Type III11 (4)2 (0)0 (0)
None1 (0)0 (0)1 (1)

Total29 (11)10 (1)18 (18)

The location of the dissection with reference to tortuous portions.
( ): just proximal to the tortuous portion.