[Internal carotid artery dissection after Heimlich maneuver].
We report a case of cervical artery dissection following a Heimlich maneuver. Cervical artery dissections are at the present time well known and are sometimes associated with trivial traumas. However, to our knowledge, this complication of such maneuver was never reported in the literature. Pathophysiological mechanisms are discussed.
Rakotoharinandrasana
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Clinique neurologique, centre hospitalier universitaire La Milétrie, 86021 Poitiers cedex 05, France.
Petit
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Dumas
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Vandermarcq
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Gil
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Neau
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography