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Spontaneous Right Intrapetrous Internal Carotid Dissection in a Patient With Active COVID-19.
Oscar Noble1, Keri Sprung2, Orlando Diaz3
1Tecnológico de Monterrey, School of Medicine and Health Science, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, México.
Texas Heart Institute Journal
|July 25, 2024
Summary
Spontaneous intrapetrous internal carotid artery dissection is rare. A 50-year-old woman with SARS-CoV-2 infection experienced this condition, successfully treated with a flow-diverter stent.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Vascular Surgery
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Spontaneous cervical artery dissection is a leading cause of stroke in young adults.
- Petrous internal carotid artery dissection is an exceptionally uncommon presentation.
- Cervical artery dissections can be spontaneous or atraumatic, affecting the internal carotid or vertebral arteries.

