About the Study
The research team completed a comprehensive analysis of 15 years of U.S. health data. Through their analysis, they identified a staggering 125,102 hospitalizations for cervical artery dissection. The participants in the study had an average age of 51, with over half experiencing a stroke simultaneously with the dissection. This means that most people experienced stroke immediately with the dissection, but not everyone. For some, the stroke came some time after the arterial dissection occurred. While 65% of the participants were white, 10% were Black, 8% were Hispanic, 3% were Asian or Pacific Islander, and 14% belonged to other racial groups.