Early ischemic recurrence in acute spontaneous cervical artery dissection.

Our results suggests that EIR is more frequent than previously reported, and that its risk might be stratified on admission with a standard workup. In particular, the presence of a poor circle of Willis, intracranial extension (other than just V4), cervical occlusion, or cervical intraluminal thrombus are associated with high risk of EIR, for which specific management should be further evaluated.