title: Surgical treatment for spontaneous carotid dissection with impending stroke. Case report.
abstract: A case of spontaneous carotid artery dissection is presented. In the case described, superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery anastomosis was performed because of impending stroke. Surgical revascularization is indicated in a case that shows such a rapid evolution of stroke that spontaneous resolution of the dissection cannot be awaited.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male