Dissection of the internal carotid artery causing transient ischaemic attack and Horner’s syndrome

Title: Dissection of the internal carotid artery causing transient ischaemic attack and Horner’s syndrome
Creator: Puthiyaveetil, S. A.; Elkhatim, R.
Relation: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Vol. 39, Issue 2
Relation: http://www.rcpe.ac.uk/journal/issue/39-2.php
Publisher: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2009
Description: Dissections of the internal carotid artery continue to be one of the underrecognised causes for transient ischaemic attack and stroke, especially in the young. The prompt identification of the dissection as a cause of stroke or transient ischaemic attack is essential for the initiation of appropriate treatment. We report a case of spontaneous extra cranial carotid dissection presenting as a transient ischaemic attack followed by the development of Horner’s syndrome in a 57-year old male patient. The diagnosis was confirmed by magnetic resonance angiography. Prompt anticoagulation was initiated, and the patient remained stable and well at the end of three months.
Subject: carotid artery dissection; Horner’s syndrome; miosis; transient ischaemic attack
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/40647
Identifier: uon:4639
Identifier: ISSN:1478-2715
Rights: Original article first published in The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and reproduced with kind permission of The Journal.
Language: eng
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