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Case Reports
. 2013 May 14;80(20):1911.
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318292a356.

Carotid dissection following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure

Nicholas D Child  1 , Gregory D Cascino
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Case Reports

Carotid dissection following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure

Nicholas D Child et al. Neurology. .

Abstract

A 37-year-old woman experienced a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Subsequent to the seizure, the patient observed left-sided face and neck pain. A left Horner syndrome was noted on examination. An MRI and magnetic resonance angiogram revealed a left skull base carotid artery dissection without infarction (figure, A and B). Previous MRI had shown normal carotid flow voids. The patient was treated conservatively and magnetic resonance angiogram 1 month later revealed recanalization (figure, C).

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Figure. Imaging findings in a patient with left internal carotid dissection
Magnetic resonance angiogram (A) and axial postcontrast (B) show dissection in left carotid artery (arrows). (C) Axial postcontrast 1 month later shows recanalization.
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