[Collet-Sicard syndrome after carotid artery dissection].
Collet-Sicard syndrome is a rare condition, defined as unilateral palsy of the last four cranial nerves. It differs from Villaret syndrome because of absence of sympathetic involvement. Collet-Sicard syndrome is most often caused by skull tumors, carotid artery dissections or head and neck trauma. We report the case of a 57-year-old man who presented palsy of the left lower cranial nerves IX-XII linked to carotid artery dissection after trivial neck injury.
Battaglia
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Service de neurologie, centre hospitalier A.-Gayraud, route de Saint-Hiliare, 11890 Carcassonne cedex, France. fabrice.battaglia@ch-carcassonne.fr
Martini
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Tannier
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D020968:Brachial Plexus Neuritis / Q000209:etiology*; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome