Dear Editor,
Extracranial carotid artery dissection (CAD) is one of the
major consequences of blunt head and neck trauma, and a
main etiology of ischemic stroke in young adults; the carotid
lesions are described in accidents of motorcycle drivers with or
without the helmet [1-5]. Blunt cervical vascular injury is a nonpenetrating
trauma to the carotid or vertebral arteries caused
either by direct neck injury or by the shearing of these cervical
vessels; the estimated incidence of vascular lesions is low, only
near 1% of the blunt trauma.
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Surgery (Other) |
| Journal Section | Letter to Editor |
| Authors | |
| Submission Date | August 10, 2024 |
| Acceptance Date | September 12, 2024 |
| Publication Date | January 29, 2025 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5472/marumj.1629061 |
| IZ | https://izlik.org/JA67GG74EN |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 38 Issue: 1 |