Therapeutic and Diagnostic Implication of Inadequate Circle of Willis in a Patient with Acute Spontaneous Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery Dissection: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Therapeutic and Diagnostic Implication of Inadequate Circle of Willis in a Patient with Acute Spontaneous Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery Dissection: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Background and Purpose: Emphasizing the therapeutic and diagnostic implications of concomitant inadequate collaterals from the circle of Willis in a rare case of spontaneous acute bilateral internal carotid artery dissection (BICAD) following 5 days of isolated rigorous cough (pertussis like). Case...

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Main Authors: Mikael Levy, Esther Arfi-Levy, Shimon Maimon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Spontaneous arterial dissection
Internal carotid artery
Cough
Stroke
Circle of Willis
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