| Literature DB >> 27366498 |
Dursun Fırat Ergül1, Serdar Ekemen1, Özcan Özdemir2, Çağdaş Uzan1, Birgül Yelken1.
Abstract
Post-traumatic carotid artery dissection is one of the major causes of ischemic stroke in young patients; its diagnosis remains a challenge for clinicians because of its variable clinical presentation. An otherwise healthy 37-year-old man was referred to the intensive care unit of our faculty for the management of multiple trauma because of a car accident. At 11 days from admission, his doctor noticed the advent of anisocoria. A prompt treatment was instituted with anti-platelet and-coagulant agents. The patient had a complete resolution of symptoms. The prognosis was good, and the patient achieved a complete clinical recovery. He was discharged without any sequelae.Entities:
Keywords: Anisocoria; dissection; internal carotid artery
Year: 2015 PMID: 27366498 PMCID: PMC4917193 DOI: 10.5152/TJAR.2015.79847
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim ISSN: 2149-276X