Bilateral Traumatic Carotid Artery Dissection in a Child

Traumatic dissection of the carotid artery is an infrequent but serious complication of blunt craniocervical injury. There is controversy regarding the need for diagnostic screening and management. This report presents a child with delayed neurologic symptoms and multiple cerebral infarcts secondary...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric neurology 2006-05, Vol.34 (5), p.408-411
Hauptverfasser:	de Borst, Gerrit J., Slieker, Martijn G., Monteiro, Louisa M., Moll, Frans L., Braun, Kees P.J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Carotid Artery Injuries - complications Carotid Artery Injuries - diagnostic imaging Carotid Artery, External - diagnostic imaging Cerebral Infarction - diagnostic imaging Cerebral Infarction - etiology Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Female Functional Laterality Humans Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents Magnetic Resonance Angiography Medical sciences Neurology Radiography Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	Traumatic dissection of the carotid artery is an infrequent but serious complication of blunt craniocervical injury. There is controversy regarding the need for diagnostic screening and management. This report presents a child with delayed neurologic symptoms and multiple cerebral infarcts secondary to bilateral extracranial traumatic carotid artery dissection. The pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment options of blunt carotid artery trauma are discussed.
ISSN:	0887-8994 1873-5150
DOI:	10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.09.005