title: Spontaneous intrapetrous internal carotid artery dissection: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Although hemodynamic change has been identified as the main mechanism of infarcts in intracranial internal carotid artery dissection, no report has utilized computed tomography perfusion study to evaluate the cerebral flow change in such cases. This report presents a rare case of intrapetrous internal carotid artery dissection with watershed infarction. Additionally, a literature review addresses the clinical profiles and related neuroimaging findings of such patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, 199 Tung Hwa North Road, Taipei, 10591, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yen-Chu
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chiung-Mei
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shiao-Lin
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Tsong-Hai
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sien-Tsong
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shy-Chyi
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Yi-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male