Mortality from cerebral arterial dissections in children
| Cases | ACAD | PCAD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients dead/total | % | No. of patients dead/total | % | |
| ACAD = anterior cerebral artery dissection; PCAD = posterior cerebral artery dissection; NA = not applicable. | ||||
| All | 24 /73 | 33 | 1 /45 | 2 |
| Before 1990 | 18 /40 | 45 | 1 /15 | 7 |
| 1990 or after | 6 /33 | 18 | 0 /30 | 0 |
| Intracranial | 21 /41 | 51 | NA | |
| Extracranial | 3 /28 | 11 | NA | |