Cerebral Ischemia Due to Traumatic Carotid Artery Dissection: Case Report

• Main Authors: Deniz Kamacı Şener (Author), Özlem Taşkapılıoğlu (Author), Nermin Kelebek Girgin (Author), Bahattin Hakyemez (Author), Mustafa Bakar (Author), Yakup Tomak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Blunt injury to the neck region may lead to carotid artery dissection and cerebral ischemia. Blunt injury to carotid artery is not frequent but determination of the presence of trauma in the history of stroke patients will provide early diagnosis and treatment of them. In this article, a case with c...