Stroke while squeezing a pimple: traumatic rupture of a vulnerable carotid artery plaque.
Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Großhadern der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 München, Germany. tobias.freilinger@med.uni-muenchen.de
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D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D020243:Infarction, Anterior Cerebral Artery / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*