Internal carotid artery dissection

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Left-sided Horner's syndrome.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male

There is a high signal T1 fat sat crescent sign within the wall of the cervical and petrous segments of the left internal carotid artery. The true and false lumen are well-visualized on the 3D-TOF MRA source images.

No evidence of subarachnoid or intraventricular hemorrhage. Normal size and configuration of the ventricular system.

Case Discussion

MRI appearance typical internal carotid artery dissection with a large crescent sign in a patient with a left-sided Horner's syndrome.

How to use cases

You can use Radiopaedia cases in a variety of ways to help you learn and teach.

Creating your own cases is easy.

Updating… Please wait.

 Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.

 Thank you for updating your details.