Internal carotid artery dissection

Case contributed by Khaloud Alghamdi , 14 Jun 2020
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Frank Gaillard, 17 Jun 2020

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Findings was changed:

Normal appearance of the cerebellar and cerebral parenchyma, adequate cerebral grey-white matter differentiation.The ventricles are of normal size and shape. The brain stem is grossly normal.Absence of intra-cranial hemorrhageintracranial haemorrhage, parenchymal distortion or shift of the midline structures.

The left ICA below the base of the skull is hyperdense, presumably representing thrombus. 

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Body was changed:

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

  • -<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>

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