Internal carotid artery dissection after childbirth.
A 44-year-old woman developed a left cerebral infarction secondary to internal carotid artery dissection 6 days after childbirth. A cesarean section had been carried out after 14 hours of strenuous unsuccessful labor. Although in the past some authors have implicated oral contraceptives as a cause for carotid dissection, carotid dissection associated with childbirth has not been previously described.
D000328:Adult; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed