Abducens nerve palsy due to spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection--a case report.
We report a case of spontaneous dissection of carotid artery presenting with blindness and abducens palsy. The role of computerized tomography (CT) and ultrasound in diagnosis is discussed.
Lal
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Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Sawhney
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Bansal
S K
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Prabhakar
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D000010:Abducens Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography