Post-traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula.

Giacomo BertoliniGiulia CapurriRoberto Menozzi

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2023)

A 28-year-old woman who suffered a head injury 2 months before presented with a history of progressive right eye proptosis, ophthalmoplegia, and conjunctival injection. The radiological workup with a magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and cerebral angiography revealed a direct, high-flow, right post-traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula. An endovascular procedure was performed, and the carotid-cavernous fistula was successfully occluded with a progressive resolution of the complained symptoms.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
multiple sclerosis
computed tomography
optical coherence tomography
white matter
subarachnoid hemorrhage
cerebral ischemia
single cell
minimally invasive
brain injury
depressive symptoms
contrast enhanced
aortic dissection
functional connectivity