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Nervous System Diseases > Trauma, Nervous System > Cerebrovascular Trauma > Carotid Artery Injuries
Wounds and Injuries > Trauma, Nervous System > Cerebrovascular Trauma > Carotid Artery Injuries
Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Cerebrovascular Trauma > Carotid Artery Injuries
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Cerebrovascular Trauma > Carotid Artery Injuries
Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Carotid Artery Diseases > Carotid Artery Injuries
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Carotid Artery Diseases > Carotid Artery Injuries

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Carotid Artery Injuries  

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Definition

  • Damages to the CAROTID ARTERIES caused either by blunt force or penetrating trauma, such as CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; THORACIC INJURIES; and NECK INJURIES. Damaged carotid arteries can lead to CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA; pseudoaneurysm formation; and INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY DISSECTION. (From Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1997, 18:251; J Trauma 1994, 37:473) An acquired abnormality resulting from leaked blood from damaged CAROTID ARTERIES, often due to TRAUMA or INFECTION. The leaked blood is contained in the surrounding tissues and forms a pulsatile neck mass.

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  • Carotid Arteriopathies, Traumatic
  • Injuries, Carotid Artery
  • Trauma, Carotid Artery

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