Facial diplegia complicating a bilateral internal carotid artery dissection.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We report a case of facial diplegia complicating a bilateral internal carotid artery dissection. CASE DESCRIPTION A 49-year-old patient presented with unilateral headache and oculosympathetic paresis. Cerebral angiography revealed a bilateral internal carotid artery dissection. A few days later, the patient developed a facial diplegia that regressed after arterial recanalization. An arterial anatomic variation may explain this ischemic complication of carotid dissection. CONCLUSIONS Double carotid dissection should be included among the causes of bilateral seventh nerve palsy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Stroke
دوره 30 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999