Flapping of the dissected intima in a case of traumatic carotid artery dissection in a jackhammer worker.
We present the sonographic finding of flapping of the dissected intima inside the carotid artery in a 48-year-old man who suffered an acute stroke after vigorous use of a jackhammer. The dissected intima was seen to flap inside the lumen regularly and in synchrony with the vessel's pulse. There was no distal segmental stenosis. The extracranial blood flow velocities were within normal limits and transcranial Doppler examination did not reveal any velocity alteration.
Vadikolias
Konstantinos
K
Department of Neurology, Democritus University of Thrace, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Heliopoulos
John
J
Serdari
Aspasia
A
Vadikolia
Chrissanthi M
CM
Piperidou
Charitomeni
C
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000295:instrumentation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D009790:Occupations; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial; D014732:Vibration / Q000009:adverse effects*