The case is presented of carotid artery dissection causing Horner’s syndrome in a 25 year old woman after treadmill running. She presented with characteristic eye signs and mild pain. Early diagnosis ...

New study reveals alarming increase in cases of cervical artery dissection, a little-known but growing cause of stroke.

Late footy player James Ackerman has helped save more than 40 lives in the decade since the rugby league tragedy that rocked ...

Have you ever experienced a sudden, severe headache? What about a moment when words just wouldn’t come out right, even though ...

Redundant internal carotid arteries have been considered a risk factor in tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and surgical treatment of peritonsillar abscess and also a potentially treatable cause of stroke ...

Subintimal dissection with acute occlusion of the internal carotid artery resulting in acute cerebral infarction has not been reported as an iatrogenic complication of general anesthesia.An ...

Keywords:Styloid process;Carotid artery dissection;Young adult Stroke 1.Introduction Carotid artery dissection (CAD) is a common cause of stroke in young individuals, attributable to both genetic and ...

With a carotid stent, dilation balloon, and integrated embolic protection (IEP) filter for added safety, the system also ...

To find out if an artery wall has split (dissection). This may cause a blockage or weaken the artery wall. Your healthcare provider may have other reasons to recommend a carotid artery duplex scan.

Carotid dissection may lead to many different types of neurological deficits, both transient and permanent.We present a patient with an isolated central retinal artery occlusion who was found to have ...

Methods Study population We randomly selected 306 patients between 40 and 75 years who underwent coronary angiography and carotid artery ultrasound in the Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital ...