Internal carotid artery thrombosis associated with a fracture.
A case of occlusion of the internal carotid artery after craniocervical trauma with subsequent death of the patient is presented. The patient originally had a mandibular fracture; subsequently an altered sensorium and left-sided hemiparesis developed. The patient died. The typical "lucid interval" was noted. The changes in sensorium are similar to those associated with epidural and subdural hematomas.
D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications*