Pearls and oy-sters: carotid dissection with normal arterial lumen.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Clinical presentation of carotid artery dissection (CAD) is variable, including acute or subacute headache, cervical pain, or focal neurologic deficit that occurs spontaneously, after a high-speed neck manipulation, or trauma. Isolated lower cranial nerve palsy in carotid dissection is uncommon.
Medical subject headings
- Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection
- Endothelium, Vascular
- Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases