Carotid artery dissection masquerading as horner syndrome

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-154

  Reinisch, Courtney Elizabeth ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery dissection; Horner syndrome; Internal carotid artery dissection; Ptosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951999596     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TME.0b013e3181da3f43     Document Type: Article

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