Abstract

RIOS PEREZ, Jimmi; BEMBIBRE MESA, Antonio  and  VILLAR GONZALEZ, Karenia. Thrombosis of the internal carotid artery after blunt neck trauma. AMC [online]. 2002, vol.6, n.3, pp. 319-322. ISSN 1025-0255.

Carotid artery traumas are rare, associated to a very high mortality, are still less frequent those produced by closed external traumas. We present a patient with thrombosis of the rigth internal carotid, product of trauma of the anterior region of the rick, as a consequence of a blow. Our patient was admitted in the poly wounded service of our centre, carrying out diagnosis for clinical elements, in wich left hemiplegia prevailed; it was confirmed through a carotid arteriography as an emergency. It was a shown obstruction of the vessel in its cervical portion. Our patint died after four hours of his admission with diagnosis of cerebral infarction proved in the necropsy. With this case, we want to reflect a pathology less frequent but with a high mortality, wich doctors should take into account when assiting these patients.

Keywords : CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; NECK INJURIES.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )