title: Thrombosis of the internal carotid artery secondary to soft palate injury in children and childhood. Report of two cases.
abstract: Trauma to the soft palate is a uncommon event during childhood. Stroke following intraoral trauma is also rare, but has been well documented by the current literature as a potentially serious complication. In this article, we report 2 cases of posttraumatic internal carotid artery thrombosis depicted by imaging studies. We discuss pathogenesis, and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil. gborges@correionet.com.br
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonilha
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Carelli
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramina
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zanardi
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Nogueira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000293:injuries*