Neurología : publicación oficial de la Sociedad Española de Neurología
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Review Case Reports
[Cerebral infarction due to spontaneous dissection of the left common carotid artery].
Spontaneous dissection of the extracranial cervicocephalic arteries occurs most often in the internal carotid artery or vertebral artery. Spontaneous dissection of a common carotid artery is rare, with only nine cases having been reported. ⋯ The most common causes of dissection of the common carotid artery are the extension of an aortic dissection and the complication in an angiogram with direct puncture; spontaneous dissection being very rare. We review the previous literature on this topic.