Spontaneous internal carotid dissection, hemicrania, and Horner's syndrome.
We describe five patients with angiographic features of dissecting aneurysm of the cervical portion of the internal carotid artery who were seen initially with unilateral headaches and ipsilateral oculosympathetic paresis. This combination of symptoms is a rather common mode of manifestation of this entity.
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006257:Head; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology