Internal carotid artery dissection

Case contributed by Khaloud Alghamdi , 14 Jun 2020
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Khaloud Alghamdi, 17 Jun 2020
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Updates to Study Attributes

Caption was added:
3 month follow up
Modality changed from to MRI.
Images Changes:

Image MRI (neck MRA) ( update )

Perspective was set to Coronal.
Specifics was set to MRA.

Image MRI (MRA) ( update )

Perspective was set to Lt carotid .
Specifics was set to MRA.

Image MRI (MRA) ( update )

Perspective was set to Rt carotid.
Specifics was set to MRA.

Image MRI (FLAIR) ( update )

Perspective was set to Axial.
Specifics was set to FLAIR.

Image MRI (T1) ( update )

Perspective was set to Axial.
Specifics was set to T1.

Image MRI (PJN) ( update )

Perspective was set to Lt COW.
Specifics was set to PJN.

Image MRI (PJN) ( update )

Perspective was set to Lt COW.
Specifics was set to PJN.

Image 1 MRI (T1) ( create )

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Image 2 MRI (FLAIR) ( create )

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Image 3 MRI (T2) ( create )

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Image 4 MRI (T2) ( create )

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Image 6 MRI (neck MRA) ( create )

Position was set to .

Image 7 MRI (PJN) ( create )

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Image 8 MRI (PJN) ( create )

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Image 9 MRI (MRA) ( create )

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Image 10 MRI (MRA) ( create )

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Updates to Freetext Attributes

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Patient was managed with aspirin.

Updates to Case Attributes

Body was changed:

Patient was managed with aspirin.

Follow up MRI 3 months later showed stable, persistent left ICA dissection.

The case was contributed by Dr Raquel Del Carpio-O'donovan, Professor of Radiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery at McGill University.

  • -<p>Patient was managed with aspirin.</p><p>Follow up MRI 3 months later showed stable, persistent left ICA dissection.</p><p>The case was contributed by Dr Raquel Del Carpio-O'donovan, Professor of Radiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery at McGill University.</p><p> </p>
  • +<p>The case was contributed by Dr Raquel Del Carpio-O'donovan, Professor of Radiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery at McGill University.</p><p> </p>

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