Traumatic injury to the internal carotid artery by the hyoid bone: a rare cause of ischemic stroke

Traumatic injury to the internal carotid artery by the hyoid bone: a rare cause of ischemic stroke

Central nervous system (CNS) ischemic events, besides being a common and devastating disease, are accompanied by severe disability and other morbidities. The cause of such events is not always that simple to diagnose, and among the young, a broad spectrum of possibilities should be considered. We pr...

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Main Authors: Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos, Marcia Yoshie Kanegae, Vera Demarchi Aiello, Pedro José dos Santos Neto, Tatiane Carneiro Gratão, Erasmo Simão Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2018-03-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Subjects:
Stroke
Brain Ischemia
Hyoid Bone
Carotid Artery diseases
Surgical procedures
Operative
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/147154

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