title: A serious pain in the neck.
abstract: We describe a case of internal carotid artery dissection, an important cause of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. Presentations include a headache, which is usually unilateral to the side of carotid dissection, sharp, nonthrobbing in nature with radiation from the neck. The clinical presentations, investigations, and treatment of the disease are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Watford General Hospital, Vicarage Road, Watford, Herts, WD18 0HB, UK. eyapyc@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yew Chong
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Yap
authors.forename: Shyam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kodati
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kosmin
authors.forename: Nisar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Damani
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Werring
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology; D005121:Extremities; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014794:Visual Fields