Publication: Cerebral ischemia due to traumatic carotid artery dissection: Case report
Date
2012-12-01
Authors
Şener, Deniz Kamacı
Taşkapılıoğlu, Özlem
Authors
Şener, Deniz Kamacı
Taşkapılıoğlu, Özlem
Girgin, Nermin Kelebek
Hakyemez, Bahattin
Bakar, Mustafa
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Publisher
Galenos Yayıncılık
Abstract
Blunt injury to the neck region may lead to carotid artery dissection and cerebral ischemia. Blunt injury to carotid artery is not frequent but determination of the presence of trauma in the history of stroke patients will provide early diagnosis and treatment of them. In this article, a case with cerebral ischemia resulting from traumatic carotid artery dissection is presented and clinical findings, diagnostic procedures and choice of treatment are discussed in the light of the literature. Key Words: Carotid artery, dissection,
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Carotid artery, Dissection, Ischemia, Infarction, Trauma, General & internal medicine