Internal carotid artery dissection in stroke from scuba diving: A case report

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 167-171

  Gibbs III, J W ^a   Piantadosi, C A ^a   Massey, E W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal carotid artery dissection; Occupational hazards; SCUBA diving; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL, DISSECTION; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036769660     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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