{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Spontaneous Right Intrapetrous Internal Carotid Dissection in a Patient With Active COVID-19.
{Author}: Noble O;Sprung K;Diaz O;Coulter S;Hernandez-Vila E;
{Journal}: Tex Heart Inst J
{Volume}: 51
{Issue}: 2
{Year}: 2024 Jul 25
{Factor}: 1.103
{DOI}: 10.14503/THIJ-24-8403
{Abstract}: 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.