[Carotid artery dissection].
BACKGROUND
Internal carotid artery dissection is a cause of ischemic stroke, particularly in young patients, without known cerebro-vascular risk factors.


METHODS
The authors describe the clinical and imagiological (CT scan, MRI and digital subtraction angiography) records of five patients admitted during a period of two months in the Stroke Unit of Hospital de S. José, with the diagnosis of internal carotid artery occlusion with probable dissection.


CONCLUSIONS
The clinical cases presented reflect the heterogeneity of clinical and imagiological presentation of carotid artery dissection.
Bandeira
Alexandra
A
Departamento de Neurorradiologia, Hospital de São José, Lisboa, Portugal.
Fragata
Isabel
I
Reis
João
J
D000328:Adult; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed