Spontaneous intrapetrous internal carotid artery dissection: a case report and literature review

J Neurol Sci. 2007 Feb 15;253(1-2):90-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.11.019. Epub 2007 Jan 9.

Abstract

Although hemodynamic change has been identified as the main mechanism of infarcts in intracranial internal carotid artery dissection, no report has utilized computed tomography perfusion study to evaluate the cerebral flow change in such cases. This report presents a rare case of intrapetrous internal carotid artery dissection with watershed infarction. Additionally, a literature review addresses the clinical profiles and related neuroimaging findings of such patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / pathology*
  • Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / pathology*
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male