Ischemic stroke caused by bilateral internal carotid artery dissection due to elongated styloid processes: A case report

A 50-year old male was admitted to our hospital because of "dizziness with left limb fatigue for 12 hours"; After considering both the patient's medical history and imaging results, it was determined that the patient's bilateral internal carotid artery dissection was caused by bilateral elongated styloid processes, so the patient was underwent bilateral styloid process truncation via the intraoral route under general anesthesia.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Diagnostic Dilemma Source Type: research