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Carotid dissection with infarct

contributed by Dr Frank Gaillard on December 15, 2008

Systems: Vascular
Central Nervous System
Modality: DSA (angiography) (Left CCA)

From the case:

Carotid dissection with infarct - “This young woman presented with a spontaneous carotid dissection and extensive watershed infarction between underperfused MCA territory on the left...”

Used in the following article:

  • Internal carotid arterial dissection - “An internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection, like arterial dissection elsewhere, is a result of blood entering the media through a tear in the inti...”

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