Carotid artery dissection following a minor household accident in a 10-month-old child |
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| Authors: | J. M. Moriarty C. Lukas L. Rossler C. Thiels R. Drescher |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin, 7, Ireland;(2) Institute of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, St. Josef University Hospital, 44791 Bochum, Germany;(3) Department of Pediatrics, St. Josef University Hospital, 44791 Bochum, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Introduction Dissection of the carotid arteries is an important cause of ischaemic stroke in childhood. Rarely, blunt trauma to the soft palate can result in an internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection leading to thrombosis, embolism and stroke. |
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