Electric scooter-related triple cervical artery dissection.

Radiol Case Rep

Department of Radiology, National Orthopaedic Hopsital Cappagh, Cappagh Road, Cappoge, Dublin 11, D11 EV29, Ireland.

Published: March 2023

A 34-year-old female presented to the emergency department with neck pain, dysphonia and dysphagia ten days after a fall from an electric scooter. Subsequent computed tomography of the neck revealed bilateral vertebral artery and unilateral internal carotid artery non-occlusive dissections, which were managed with antiplatelet therapy. This case describes mechanisms of injury, clinical presentation, imaging appearances, and subsequent management of cervical artery dissection.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9931515PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.12.050DOI Listing

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