Middle cerebral artery infarction following common carotid compression due to a multiloculated parapharyngeal abscess

Middle cerebral artery infarction following common carotid compression due to a multiloculated parapharyngeal abscess

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Deep neck space infections (DNSIs) include retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscesses. We report a rare complication of left-sided middle cerebral artery infarction precipitated by left common carotid artery compression secondary to a multiloculated parapharyngeal abscess. A 59-year-old woman with...

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Main Authors: Raja Shariff, R.E.F.B (Author), Sapuan, S. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications Inc., 2020
Subjects:
adult
antibiotic therapy
artery compression
Article
brain circulus arteriosus
C reactive protein
case report
cerebral artery disease
cerebrovascular accident
clarithromycin
clinical article
computed tomographic angiography
computer assisted tomography
consciousness disorder
deep neck space infection
dexamethasone
diabetes mellitus
dysarthria
dysphasia
external jugular vein
external otitis
female
general practitioner
Glasgow coma scale
hemiparesis
homonymous hemianopia
hospital admission
human
laryngoscopy
left common carotid artery
leukocyte count
magnetic resonance angiography
middle aged
multiloculated parapharyngeal abscess
neurologic examination
otalgia
otorhinolaryngology
Parapharyngeal abscess
physical examination
retropharyngeal abscess
sepsis
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