Case report: a veterinarian who collapsed after the delivery of a calf by cesarean section.
We report a patient who experienced internal carotid artery dissection with cerebral ischemia and cranial nerve involvement. The clinical features, the diagnostic approach and the therapeutic options are discussed in view of the recent literature.
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Department of Neurology, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Essen, Germany.
Klötzsch
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D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002417:Cattle; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000662:veterinary; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial; D014730:Veterinary Medicine