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Horner syndrome—characterized by the constellation of miosis, ptosis, anhidrosis (lack of sweating), enophthalmos, and anisocoria (unequal pupil size)—is present in up to 58% of internal carotid artery dissections [1].
Consider a common decision faced by patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis, a blockage of the carotid artery.
Ultrasonography of the carotid to detect plaque and increased intimal wall thickness is the best, safest, and easiest early detector we have.
Studies conducted at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) in the mid-1980's have shown that transcranial doppler (TCD) can identify children at high risk for stroke by detecting high flow rate in major intracranial arteries [ 8 9 ] . Children with flow velocities of 200 cm/sec or higher in middle cerebral or internal carotid arteries (normal = 140-170 cm/sec for sickle cell children) had a stroke risk of 10-15% per year, which represents a 20-fold increase over that for unselected children with sickle cell disease.
Ophthalmic manifestations have been reported to occur in up to 62% of patients with internal carotid artery dissection [2].