Cerebral infarct secondary to traumatic internal carotid artery dissection

Table 1 Characteristics of the study cohort

No.	Sex/age	Cause of trauma	Asymptomatic period in h	Initial syndrome	GCS	Associated polytrauma	Imaging	Treatment	Follow-up in yr	GOS
1	M/51	Car crash	4	Confusion	13	Skull base fracture	CT, CTA, MRI, DU and DSA	Anticoagulant	3	5
2	M/52	Motorcycle crash	6	Drowsiness	14	Brain contusion and mandibular fracture	CT and CTA	Conservative treatment	NA	1
3	M/62	Car crash	45	Neck pain	15	Skull base fracture and C6 fracture	CT, CTA, MRI, DU and TCD	Anticoagulant and antiplatelet	4	4
4	M/43	Motorcycle crash	10	Paralysis	15	Clavicular fracture	CT and CTA	DC	NA	1
5	F/61	Amusement park accident	12	Paralysis	15	None	CT, CTA and MRI	Anticoagulant and antiplatelet	3	3
6	M/47	Fall from height	13	Headache	15	Skull base fracture	CT and CTA	DC	1	3

CT: Computed tomography; CTA: Computed tomography angiography; DC: Decompressive craniectomy; DSA: Digital subtraction angiography; DU: Duplex ultrasonography; F: Female; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; GOS: Glasgow Outcome Scale; M: Male; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; NA: Not applicable; TCD: Transcranial Doppler.