A rare presentation of spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection with Horner's syndrome, VIIth, Xth and XIIth nerve palsies

Spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection (sICAD) is an uncommon cause of isolated cranial nerve palsies. Commonly patients present with stroke, headache, facial pain and Horner's syndrome, with upto 16% having cranial nerve palsies. We present the case of a 55-year-old man who presented w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Oxford Medical Case Reports 2016-10, Vol.2016 (10), p.omw078
Hauptverfasser: Majeed, Azer, Ribeiro, Nuno Pedro Lobato, Ali, Asem, Hijazi, Mohsen, Farook, Hina
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