Traumatic dissection of the internal carotid artery as unusual cause of hypoglossal nerve dysfunction.
A dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA) in a 50-year-old man with hypoglossal nerve dysfunction is reported. This case illustrates how non-invasive imaging techniques, such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiography, can demonstrate this unusual etiology.
Lemmerling
M
M
Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Crevits
L
L
Defreyne
L
L
Achten
E
E
Kunnen
M
M
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed