Traumatic bilateral internal carotid artery dissection following airbag deployment in a patient with fibromuscular dysplasia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 476-478

  Duncan, M A ^a   Dowd, N ^a   Rawluk, D ^a   Cunningham, A J ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Arteries, carotid; Complications, accidents; Complications, fibromuscular dysplasia; Complications, trauma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECELERATION; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; HEMIPLEGIA; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; NECK; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOCICEPTION; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEAR STRESS; TOUCH; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0033857120     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/85.3.476     Document Type: Article

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