title: [Late development of carotid dissection after traffic accident].
abstract: This case study discusses the clinical manifestations of carotid dissection in a 58-year-old male admitted with minor injuries after a traffic accident. Within 24 hours the patient developed Horner syndrome, hoarseness and possible facial nerve palsy. A CT-angiogram showed dissection of the left carotid artery in its extracranial part. The patient was treated with anticoagulants and transferred to a neurological ward for further examination. Follow-up with CT angiography was scheduled for five months later.
authors.affiliation: Ortopædkirurgisk Afdeling, Herlev Hospital, 2370 Herlev, Denmark. mathiashjort@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hjort
authors.forename: Merete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ljungberg
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jakobsen
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants