Diagnosaurus
Carotid dissection
Etiology
- Atherosclerosis
- Blunt trauma to neck
- Marfan syndrome
- Fibromuscular dysplasia
- Neck hyperextension
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Last updated: March 13, 2015
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Carotid Dissection." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114119/all/Carotid_dissection.
Zeiger RFR. Carotid dissection. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114119/all/Carotid_dissection. Accessed April 29, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Carotid dissection. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114119/all/Carotid_dissection
Zeiger RFR. Carotid Dissection [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2025 April 29]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114119/all/Carotid_dissection.
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