Comments on the aetiology of indirect traumatic thrombosis of the internal carotid (a study of 22 cases).
A group of 22 patients with internal carotid thrombosis following head injuries, admitted to hospital during the last decade is discussed, particularly as regards the relationship between trauma and thrombosis seen from the aetiological, diagnostic and medico-legal aspects.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors