Bilateral carotid artery dissection due to Eagle syndrome in a patient with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a case report

Bilateral carotid artery dissection due to Eagle syndrome in a patient with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a case report

Abstract Background Patients with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) occasionally suffer from arterial dissection. Eagle syndrome, which is caused by an elongated styloid process and also causes arterial dissection, is difficult to diagnose and could sometimes be overlooked. Little is known of th...

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Main Authors: Hajime Ikenouchi, Masahito Takagi, Ayako Nishimura, Eriko Yamaguchi, Junpei Koge, Kozue Saito, Kazunori Toyoda, Masatoshi Koga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Carotid artery dissection
Eagle syndrome
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome
Embolism
Transoral ultrasonography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01866-2

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