Table 1

Summary of 14 patients with hemorrhagic type of VAD

Case no.AgeH–H gradeAngiographic findingsSite of dissectionSideVA dominanceTreatmentFollow-up DSA (months), resultClinical follow-up (months)Follow-up mRS
150s2Stenosis-fusiform-stenosisPDRtEIT12, stable occlusion670
270s3Fusiform-stenosisAbsentRtNDIT12, stable occlusion824
350s3Fusiform-stenosisPDRtEIT9, stable occlusion780
430s4Stenosis-fusiform-stenosisAbsentLtNDIT11, stable occlusion700
550s4FusiformAbsentRtDSAC, BIS6, regrowth240
650s5Stenosis-fusiformPDLtDCFSNANA6
740s2FusiformPPRtDMSJT13, stable occlusion500
840s5Stenosis-fusiform-stenosisPDRtEIT14, stable occlusion521
930s5Fusiform-stenosisAbsentLtDMSJTNANA6
1050s5Stenosis-fusiformPPRtEITNANA6
1130s2Fusiform-stenosisPILtDMSJT6, regrowth; 21, stable occlusion181
1230s2Stenosis-fusiformPDLtDMSJT6, parent artery occlusion160
1340s3FusiformAbsentLtEIT7, stable occlusion120
1450s2Stenosis-fusiformAbsentRtNDIT7, stable occlusion110
  • Absent, no PICA; BIS, balloon-in-stent; CFS, coiling followed by stent; D, dominant; DSA, digital subtraction angiography; E, even; H–H grade, Hunt–Hess grade; IT, internal trapping; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; MSJT, modified semi-jailing technique; NA, not applicable; ND, non-dominant; PD, posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) distal; PI, PICA involved; PP, PICA proximal; SAC, stent-assisted coiling; VA, vertebral artery; VAD, vertebral artery dissection.