Multidetector-row computed tomography in the diagnosis of Collet-Sicard syndrome
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Cynthia Resende Campos; R. B.D. Passos; Alexander M. McKinney; Adriana Bastos Conforto; Leandro Tavares Lucato
- Source
- Case Reports. 2009:bcr2007120972-bcr2007120972
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Computed tomography
Neurological examination
Article
Collet-Sicard syndrome
Swallowing
Neuroimaging
Tongue
medicine.artery
Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
Medicine
Vocal cord paralysis
cardiovascular diseases
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Cranial nerves
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Psychiatry and Mental health
medicine.anatomical_structure
Hoarse voice
Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases
cardiovascular system
Surgery
Neurology (clinical)
Radiology
Internal carotid artery
medicine.symptom
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1757-790X
Collet–Sicard syndrome (CSS) refers to the unilateral lesion of cranial nerves IX to XII. The cause in this case is spontaneous dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA), for which multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) images were critical for diagnosis. A 54-year-old man noticed an onset of headache, hoarse voice and swallowing compromise. Neurological examination disclosed left-sided palsies of …