Carotid artery dissection after the intracarotid amobarbital test

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Loddenkemper, T
Morris, HH
Perl, J
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[1] Cleveland Clin Fdn, Sect Epilepsy, Dept Neurol, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
[2] Cleveland Clin Fdn, Dept Neuroradiol, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
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10.1212/01.WNL.0000035635.30367.B6
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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A retrospective chart review of 435 consecutive intracarotid amobarbital tests (IAT) was performed to determine the frequency of carotid artery dissection (CAD) associated with IAT. Three patients with a CAD were found (0.7%). Mean age of patients with dissection (51.3 years) was higher than the average age of 432 patients without dissection (31.7 years) (p < 0.05). All patients had clinical symptoms including face or neck pain. Patients undergoing the IAT are at risk of CAD. Age may be a risk factor.
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