title: [A spontaneous dissection of cervical arteries].
abstract: Presenting two cases of spontaneous dissection of cervical arteries. A 54 year-old male suffered from left-sided Horner syndrome and severe headache. MR cerebrum revealed a left internal carotid artery dissection. A 57 year-old female with left vertebral artery dissection was admitted to hospital due to repeated attacks of total blindness preceded by weeks of moderate headache.
authors.affiliation: Neurologisk Afdeling, Odense Universitetshospital, Denmark. charlottemadsen@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Madsen
authors.forename: Søren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bak
mesh_terms: D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy