title: Traumatic internal carotid artery dissection associated with playing soccer: a case report.
abstract: Soccer, one of the most popular sports worldwide among young men, can result in a wide range of orthopedic injuries. Although vascular injuries such as dissection occur rarely, they can cause significant mortality if left undiagnosed. We report herein a 31-year-old male who suffered a large middle cerebral artery infarction due to traumatic internal carotid artery dissection after a ball struck his head and neck. He recovered with mild neurologic deficit after decompressive surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Zonguldak Karaelmas University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey. tascilarn@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nida
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taşcılar
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozen
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Açıkgöz
authors.forename: Süreyya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ekem
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Acıman
authors.forename: Sanser
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gül
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*