A case of carotid artery dissection devoleped after swimming: The role of heterezygote C677T MTHFR gen mutation

Ersoy, Alevtina; Koç, Emine Rabia; Düzgün, Ülkühan; İlhan, Atilla

doi:10.5505/tbdhd.2013.46036

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“…Many causes are mentioned in the literature for cervical arteries dissections. These include swimming,2 3 scuba diving4–6 and springboard diving7 to mention a few of water activities that can present with cervical arteries dissection. Interestingly, one of the causes mentioned in the literature of cervical arteries dissection is roller coaster or Amusement Park rides8–11 and this cause was the closest in mechanism to our two causes.…”

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Delayed presentation of neck arteries dissection, caused by water slide activity

Alboudi¹,

Sarathchandran

Geblawi

2018

BMJ Case Rep

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A 16-year-old Korean boy presented with acute onset vertigo, dysphagia and gait ataxia of 16 hours duration. He had history of headache and neck pain along with transient vertigo during a water slide ride 12 days before presentation. CT brain showed left cerebellar and left lateral medullary infarcts. CT angiography showed left vertebral dissection with occlusion of left posterior inferior cerebellar artery. A 52-year-old Indian man, presented with acute onset global aphasia and right hemiparesis within 3 hours of onset of symptoms. He received intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) with partial improvement in his symptoms. He had headache and neck pain since 2 weeks, ever since he had a water slide ride. CT brain was normal, while the CT angiogram showed left carotid dissection. Cervical artery dissection has been reported with roller coaster rides and rarely with delayed presentations. Delayed presentation of cervical artery dissection after water rides have not been reported.

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