Unilateral Purtscher‐like retinopathy as the presenting feature of a case with spontaneous carotid artery dissection

Spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection presenting as hypoglossal nerve palsy.

A 42-year-old man presented with right temporal headache, dysarthria, and dysphagia. On examination, he had a right hypoglossal nerve palsy. The diagnosis of right internal carotid artery dissection was suggested by magnetic resonance imaging and confirmed by carotid angiography. A dynamic computed tomogram demonstrated enlargement of the carotid artery. In carotid dissection, the hypoglossal n...

Spontaneous carotid artery dissection.

Unilateral macroglossia as sole presenting manifestation of internal carotid artery dissection.

A patient presented with acute-onset, painless, unilateral enlargement of the tongue. Steroid treatment for angioedema was ineffective, and a biopsy of an apparent mass of the tongue base showed normal tissue. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging showed enlargement, enhancement, asymmetric T2 hyperintensity of the left half of the tongue, and dissection of the left cervical internal carotid ar...

Spontaneous renal artery dissection presenting as an aortic dissection: a case report

BACKGROUND Renal artery dissection is a condition that has been associated with traumatic injuries and connective tissue disorders. It has been managed in the past by multiple methods because there is no standard treatment, including vascular intervention with angioplasty and stenting, anticoagulation/antiplatelet therapy, and hypertension management. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of a ...

Spontaneous intracranial carotid artery dissection.

A previously healthy 46-year-old woman had the abrupt onset of aphasia and right hemiplegia from a large left-hemisphere infarct. At postmortem examination the cause of the infarct was dissection and occlusion of the intracranial carotid artery. No preexisting abnormality was found to account for the dissection. This uncommon cause of stroke and its pathogenesis are discussed.