Citation

Taşcılar N, Ozen B, Açıkgöz M, Ekem S, Acıman E, Gul S. Ulus. Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2011; 17(4): 371-373.

Affiliation

Department of Neurology, Zonguldak Karaelmas University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey. tascilarn@gmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dernegi)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21935841

Abstract

Soccer, one of the most popular sports worldwide among young men, can result in a wide range of orthopedic injuries. Although vascular injuries such as dissection occur rarely, they can cause significant mortality if left undiagnosed. We report herein a 31-year-old male who suffered a large middle cerebral artery infarction due to traumatic internal carotid artery dissection after a ball struck his head and neck. He recovered with mild neurologic deficit after decompressive surgery.

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