Abducens nerve palsy due to spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection—A case report

We report a case of spontaneous dissection of carotid artery presenting with blindness and abducens palsy. The role of computerized tomography (CT) and ultrasound in diagnosis is discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Computerized medical imaging and graphics 1994-09, Vol.18 (5), p.381-383
Hauptverfasser:	Lal, V, Sawhney, I.M.S, Bansal, S.K, Prabhakar, S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abducens Nerve - physiopathology Abducens palsy Aneurysm, Dissecting - complications Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnostic imaging Biological and medical sciences Blindness - etiology Carotid Artery Diseases - complications Carotid Artery Diseases - diagnostic imaging Carotid Artery, Internal - diagnostic imaging Carotid dissection Cavernous Sinus - diagnostic imaging Cranial Nerve Diseases - etiology Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neurology Paralysis - etiology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ultrasonography Ultrasound Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of spontaneous dissection of carotid artery presenting with blindness and abducens palsy. The role of computerized tomography (CT) and ultrasound in diagnosis is discussed.
ISSN:	0895-6111 1879-0771
DOI:	10.1016/0895-6111(94)90009-4