title: An old dissecting aneurysm of the internal carotid artery presenting as acute stroke.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In carotid artery dissections, local and ischemic manifestations usually occur within days or weeks. In some cases, persistent extracranial aneurysms cause thromboembolic complications even years after the initial event. The management of these aneurysms is still controversial.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 74 year old woman with a stroke due to a long standing giant dissecting aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. Medical management was insufficient to stop ongoing embolization. She was finally successfully treated with stenting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Carotid artery aneurysms can become symptomatic even after many years of silence. Once medical therapy fails, endovascular treatment can avoid recurrent embolization.
authors: Department of Neurology, Cliniques universitaires St Luc, Brussels, Belgium. andre.peeters@clin.ucl.ac.be
authors: Andre
authors: A
authors: Peeters
authors: Pierre
authors: P
authors: Goffette
authors: Stéphanie
authors: S
authors: Dorban
authors: Christian J
authors: CJ
authors: Sindic
authors: Guy
authors: G
authors: Cosnard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015607:Stents; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed