title: Spontaneous bilateral internal carotid artery dissection with hypoglossal nerve palsy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Denizli, Turkey. pakdemirli@pamukkale.edu.tr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pakdemirli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Usal
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Tali
mesh_terms: 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