J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2008 Aug;26(3):239-242.

Bilateral Spontaneous Carotid Artery Dissection With Uncontrolled Graves' Disease

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurology, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. rachelboran@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Radiology, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
  • 3Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Spontaneous carotid artery dissection is an important cause of ischemic stroke in young patients. There are some genetic or environmental factors associated with risks for spontaneous arterial dissection. Although thyroid hormone may affect the vascular system, the predisposition for arterial dissection remains unknown in thyrotoxicosis. We present a patient with uncontrolled Graves' disease, who developed bilateral internal carotid artery dissections.

Keyword

Carotid artery dissection; Graves' disease

MeSH Terms

Carotid Arteries
Carotid Artery, Internal
Graves Disease
Humans
Stroke
Thyroid Gland
Thyrotoxicosis
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