Internal carotid artery dissection causing ischemic stroke during pole sport practice

J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2019 May;59(5):892-893. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.18.08904-1. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Authors

Tommaso Ercoli¹, Sabino Dagostino², Vincenzo Pierri², Antonino Cannas², Paolo Solla², Sebastiano Uselli², Elisa Scapin³, Luca Saba³, Giovanni Defazio²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Institute of Neurology, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy - ercolitommaso@me.com.
² Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Institute of Neurology, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy.
³ Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Institute of Radiology, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy.

PMID: 30758162
DOI: 10.23736/S0022-4707.18.08904-1

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Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain Ischemia / etiology*
Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / pathology*
Dancing / injuries*
Female
Gymnastics / injuries*
Humans
Stroke / etiology*