Ischemic stroke as a delayed presentation of traumatic bilateral carotid dissection: a case report

Authors

  • Alejandra Villanueva Maurício FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Michelle Keiko Molina FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Evandro Bertanha Nunes FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Adson da Silva Passos FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Maria Carolina Loureiro FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Guilherme Ramos Rosário Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo

Keywords:

internal carotid artery dissection, stroke, cerebrovascular trauma.

Abstract

ABSTRACT The traumatic dissection of the internal carotid artery (TDICA) is a highly underdiagnosed disease. Seventeen percent may remain asymptomatic for periods longer than one day, and the occurrence of clinical symptoms after two weeks or more is not frequent. We report the case of a 35-year-old patient who had been hit by a car two weeks before admission. The same patient was hemodynamically stable, Glasgow 10, with right hemiparesis and motor aphasia. The CT scan showed image of hypodensity in temporal, parietal and left thalamus. Arteriography of the carotid-vertebral system showed bilateral dissection of internal carotid arteries. This report tries to get the attention to a disease that can lead to severe sequelae. Further studies are needed to address the creation of clinical protocols to diagnose and follow patients with strong suspicion of TDICA.

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Author Biographies

Alejandra Villanueva Maurício, FCMS/PUC-SP

Residente em Clínica Médica FCMS/PUC-SP

Michelle Keiko Molina, FCMS/PUC-SP

Residente de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde PUC-SP

Evandro Bertanha Nunes, FCMS/PUC-SP

Residente de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde PUC-SP

Adson da Silva Passos, FCMS/PUC-SP

Residente de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde PUC-SP

Maria Carolina Loureiro, FCMS/PUC-SP

Professora do Depto de Neurologia FCMS/PUC-SP

Guilherme Ramos Rosário, Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo

Residente do terceiro ano do Programa de Residência em Neurologia do Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo

Published

2011-12-22

How to Cite

1.
Maurício AV, Molina MK, Nunes EB, Passos A da S, Loureiro MC, Rosário GR. Ischemic stroke as a delayed presentation of traumatic bilateral carotid dissection: a case report. Rev. Fac. Ciênc. Méd. Sorocaba [Internet]. 2011Dec.22 [cited 2024Jul.5];13(4):25-8. Available from: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/5510

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Section

Case Report