title: [Internal carotid artery wall dissection as a cause of stroke in 19 year old patient. Case report].
abstract: The authors report a case of stroke in a young adult patient caused by intracranial internal carotid artery dissection--result of rapid neck movement. The patient developed hemiparesis, but all neurologic symptoms completely regressed after rehabilitation and now (18 months) after stroke there are no neurological symptoms.
authors.affiliation: II Kliniki Neurologii Instytutu Psychiatrii i Neurologii w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Litwin
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sarzyńska-Długosz
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barańska-Gieruszczak
authors.forename: Anatol
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dowzenko
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rozenfeld
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D019416:Head Movements; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome