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Internal carotid artery dissection associated with an elongated hyoid bone in a patient with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Hyoid bone-related carotid injury is a rare cause of neurovascular events. This report describes a case of a young, healthy male presenting with neck pain followed by left-sided hemiparesis. The patient was diagnosed with a transient ischaemic attack attributed to structural damage of the vascular surface of the right internal carotid artery as a direct result of continuous compression by an elongated hyoid bone. We describe a successful diagnosis using a series of manoeuvres during a six-vessel cerebral angiogram. Genetic testing later confirmed the diagnosis of vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Source: BMJ Case Reports

DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2024-260764

Authors: Cosme Miguel González Villaman, Raynorah Domínguez Quiñónez, Lyanne Castillo Espinal

Institution: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Language: English

Topic: Oropharyngeal Anatomy and Pathologies

Subfield: Rheumatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4401667465