title: [Carotid artery dissection with Horner syndrome as main manifestation: a case report].
abstract: A 44-year old male patient was admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine with left ptosis and pain on the left head and neck for 20 days.Brain MRI showed subacute cerebral infarction on left parietal lobe and intramural hematoma on left internal carotid artery. CT angiography showed stenosis line on the C1 segment of left internal carotid artery. Digital subtraction angiography showed dissection on the C1 segment of left internal carotid artery.The condition of patients was improved after anticoagulant therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Zi-qi
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Ben-yan
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Huai-wu
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Xiong-chao
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000473:pathology; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male