Spontaneous intrapetrous internal carotid artery dissection: a case report and literature review.
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.
Huang
Yen-Chu
YC
Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, 199 Tung Hwa North Road, Taipei, 10591, Taiwan.
Chen
Chiung-Mei
CM
Lai
Shiao-Lin
SL
Lee
Tsong-Hai
TH
Chen
Sien-Tsong
ST
Chin
Shy-Chyi
SC
Chen
Yi-Chun
YC
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