Traumatic dissection of the internal carotid artery: simultaneous infarct of optic nerve and brain
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Traumatic dissection of the internal carotid artery: simultaneous infarct of optic nerve and brain
KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE Traumatic intracranial internal carotid artery dissection is a rare but significant cause of stroke in patients in their forties, leading to high morbidity and mortality. Simultaneous ischemic stroke and optic nerve infarction can occur. Clinical suspicion of dissection is determining in the acute management.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2050-0904,2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.53