Rare Case of Delayed Carotid Occlusion Secondary To Gunshot Fragments

Authors

Steven Shapiro, New York Medical College

Abstract

Cervical gunshot wounds are traumatic events with vascu-lar and neurological sequelae. These complications typical-ly arise within days to weeks of the initial trauma. There are few known case reports of vascular complications occur-ring decades after initial injury. Here we present the case of a patient with ischemic stroke in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) distribution secondary to complete occlusion of the left common carotid from a penetrating gunshot wound 15 years prior to presentation.

Recommended Citation

Shapiro, S. (2016). Rare Case of Delayed Carotid Occlusion Secondary To Gunshot Fragments. Quill & Scope, 8 (1). Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1178&context=quill_and_scope