STROKE IN A YOUNG WOMAN DUE TO SPONTANEOUS BILATERAL INTERNAL CAROTIDDISSECTION - A CASE-REPORT

The present paper reports the case of a young woman who experienced an ischemic stroke due to the spontaneous dissection and occlusion of bo th internal carotid arteries, with recanalisation one year after the e vent. It is underlined that this form is not clinically different from the unilateral form, and that it is often associated with a favourabl e prognosis. In addition to the characteristic angiographic findings, the paper also highlights the importance of the combined use of MR, MR angiography and echo-Doppler imaging during diagnosis and follow up.