Thrombosis of the internal carotid artery secondary to soft palate injury in children and childhood. Report of two cases.
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.
Borges
G
G
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil. gborges@correionet.com.br
Bonilha
L
L
Santos
S F
SF
Carelli
E F
EF
Fernandes
Y B
YB
Ramina
R
R
Zanardi
V
V
Menezes
J R
JR
Nogueira
R J
RJ
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*