title: Spontaneous dissection of the cervical internal carotid artery.
abstract: Five patients with spontaneous dissection of the cervical internal carotid artery (CICA) are reported. The different patterns of clinical and radiological presentation are described and the frequently benign outcome is underlined. The need for diagnostic angiography is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging