Tag Gerald B. Zelenock

Injuries to the carotid arteries are relatively uncommon, but not rare. Despite some variability in reported data from center to center, certain principles have evolved. Injuries to the carotid artery are traditionally considered blunt or penetrating ( Box 1 ).…

Carotid artery dissections have been increasingly recognized over the last several decades. Their precise incidence is hard to estimate, but it ranges from 2.5 to 3/100,000 population. They account for 2% to 3% of first-time strokes but up to 20%…