Bilateral occlusion of the extracranial internal carotid artery secondary to closed neck injury. Case report and review of the literature.
The authors report a case of traumatic bilateral internal carotid artery occlusion following blunt neck trauma in order to point out the significance of repeated angiography at a time when CT scanning has become the primary method for cervico-cranial traumas. Here angiography yields 1. a precise diagnosis and 2. evidence of a possible spontaneous recanalisation.
D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019838:Neck Injuries; D011859:Radiography