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.
Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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Lal
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Sawhney
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Bansal
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Prabhakar
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