Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
Article copyright, the authors; Journal compilation copyright, J Med Cases and Elmer Press Inc
Journal website http://www.journalmc.org

Case Report

Volume 5, Number 9, September 2014, pages 502-504


Bilateral Carotid Dissection Presenting as Status Migrainosus: All That Glitters Is Not Gold

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. MR-angiography of intracranial (A) and cervical vessels (B) shows the absence of the ICA except for a short proximal segment of sharpened morphology. (C) Cranial MRI shows the typical half-moon hyperintense signal on the left ICA wall before its entrance into the petrous canal, consistent with dissection (T1-weighted, fat saturation sequences). Notice the absence of representation of the right carotid artery at the same level. (D) After gadolinium administration no decrease in the lumen of the left ICA was observed, also indicating arterial dissection.