%0 Case Reports
%T Spontaneous Right Intrapetrous Internal Carotid Dissection in a Patient With Active COVID-19.
%A Noble O
%A Sprung K
%A Diaz O
%A Coulter S
%A Hernandez-Vila E
%J Tex Heart Inst J
%V 51
%N 2
%D 2024 Jul 25
%M 39051844
%F 1.103
%R 10.14503/THIJ-24-8403
%X Spontaneous cervical artery dissection, a nontraumatic tear in the wall of an internal carotid or vertebral artery, is a common cause of stroke, particularly in patients younger than 40 years of age; however, petrous internal carotid artery dissection is extremely rare. This case report describes a 50-year-old woman who had a spontaneous intrapetrous internal carotid dissection thought to be secondary to active SARS-CoV-2 infection; the dissection was treated successfully with a flow-diverter stent.