Asymptomatic carotid artery dissection caused by blunt trauma - Case report

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-25

  Fuse, Takahisa ^a,b   Ichihasi, Tosikazu ^a   Matuo, Naoki ^a  

^a Fukuroi Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b Fussa Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blunt carotid artery injury; Carotid artery dissection; Carotid artery stenting; Intravascular ultrasonographic virtual histology

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; TICLOPIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; STENT;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL, DISSECTION; HUMANS; MALE; NECK INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 38749092908     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: 13498029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.48.22     Document Type: Article

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