We present a case of internal carotid artery dissection (ICAD) in the precranial segment, which caused binocular visual impairment in a 49-year-old man during a marathon race. The incident lasted 3 h, ...

Figure 1.Color Doppler ultrasonography showing the right internal carotid artery (ICA) with stenosis (arrows) as a consequence of dissection (A) and the left ICA with hypoechogenic thrombosed false ...

Carotid Artery Dissection: (Left) Right Carotid Angiogram at the level of the carotid bifurcation; (Middle) Right Internal Carotid Angiogram, lateral view; (Right) Right Internal Carotid Angiogram, AP ...

Carotid Artery Dissection: (Left) Right Carotid Angiogram at the level of the carotid bifurcation; (Middle) Right Carotid Angiogram at the level of the base of the skull; (Right) Axial CT scan 3 days ...

Dissection of the extracranial portion of the internal carotid artery is much more frequent than intracranial dissection, representing more than 90% of all dissections in the carotid system.

A study suggests that transcranial Doppler helps target patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis at higher risk for events who might benefit from intervention and identifies those at low risk ...

A carotid artery dissection is a tear in an artery on the side of your neck It can happen without a known cause, or as a result of trauma READ MORE: Super-fit dad suffers 3 strokes after 'turning ...

Commentary on an interesting study showing that a noninvasive technique, emboli detection via TCD, may be used to stratify high- and low-risk patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis.

A Google search on “carotid artery dissection and yoga,” turns up reams of articles on the topic — many from the 2007 to 2013 era. Some chronicle cases of carotid artery dissection and ...

A carotid dissection can happen at any age. It tends to occur more often in younger adults than in older adults. It is a common cause of stroke in people younger than age 50.