American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 17, Issue 1 86-88, Copyright © 1996 by American Society of Neuroradiology
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Traumatic internal carotid artery dissection presenting as delayed hemilingual paresis
RA Pica Jr, BH Rockwell, MR Raji, KJ Dastur and KE Berkey
Department of Radiology, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa 15219, USA.
A case of internal carotid artery dissection presenting as delayed right hemilingual paresis after blunt craniocervical trauma is presented. Diagnosis is discussed with emphasis on MR and MR angiographic findings. Mechanisms of injury and lower cranial nerve palsy are also briefly discussed.