Focal Dissection of Internal Carotid Artery Presenting as Horner’s Syndrome: A Case Report

• DOI: 10.56692/upjo.2023110106
• Publication Date: 2023-04-27T16:25:35Z
• Authors: Shikha Bassi; Vidhya Natarajan
• Keywords: Fibromuscular Dysplasia; Carotid Artery Dissection; Stroke; Arterial dissection; Horner syndrome

One of the most common cause stroke in young adults is internal carotid artery dissection.1 Patient with artery
 dissection often present a partial Horner’s syndrome and have high prevalence fibromuscular dysplasia.2 Patients dissection-related occlusion significantly increased risk suffering disabling stroke.2
 t important to diagnose as anticoagulation can prevent thrombosis embolism