title: Cerebral microembolism and extracranial internal carotid artery dissection.
abstract: Although extracranial ICA dissection is recognized as a cause of cerebral infarction, 1-3 the pathogenesis of ischemic symptoms in an individual patient with the condition is not always understood, making treatment decisions difficult. We describe a patient with traumatic cervical ICA dissection diagnosed on the basis of noninvasive tests, in whom TCD ultrasonography was used to detect ipsilateral distal microembolization associated with clinical deterioration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Babikian
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Forteza
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gavrilescu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Samaraweera
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler