Abstract
This article presents the case of a healthy 46-year-old man who experienced a dissection of the internal carotid artery. The diagnosis of this condition is not usually clear-cut, especially in a young patient with unremarkable medical history, and because of the similarity of symptoms with migraine. Often there is no obvious cause of a cerebral artery dissection, although subtle abnormalities of connective tissue may be present. Anticoagulation is generally used for therapy, but clinical trials are lacking. Carotid artery dissection should be considered as a cause of Stroke in young healthy adults.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2757-2762 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | JAMA |
Volume | 285 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 6 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine