Post-coital internal carotid artery dissection associated with acute cerebral infarction in a Filipino female: A case report.
- Author:
April Grayle Taclobao
1
;
John Harold Hiyadan
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Post-coitus; stroke in the young;
- MeSH: Cerebral Infarction; Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection
- From: Philippine Journal of Neurology 2022;25(2):21-25
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: Carotid arterial dissections may result from spontaneous or traumatic causes. Postcoital arterial dissections have been reported in both the vertebral and coronary arteries. We report a rare case of spontaneous dissection on the extracranial internal carotid artery in a Filipino female after sexual intercourse, leading to a fulminant middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory infarct. Although postcoital carotid artery dissection is a very rare cause of neck vessel dissections, its rapid progressive course can lead to massive cerebral infarction and prompt management must be initiated.
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