Spontaneous bilateral internal carotid artery dissection with hypoglossal nerve palsy.
Spontaneous dissection of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) is increasingly being recognized as a common vascular disease. We report on a 52-year-old-male presented with bilateral extracranial internal artery dissection and twelfth nerve palsy and review the previous literature.
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Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Denizli, Turkey. pakdemirli@pamukkale.edu.tr
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D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D020437:Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged