Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection

Synonyms

Carotid Artery Dissection, Internal

Dissection, Internal Carotid Artery

Internal Carotid Artery Dissection

The splitting of the vessel wall in one or both (left and right) internal carotid arteries (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL). Interstitial hemorrhage into the media of the vessel wall can lead to occlusion of the internal carotid artery and aneurysm formation.