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Reminder of important clinical lesson
Carotid artery dissection causing hypoglossal nerve palsy
Summary
A 45-year-old man was admitted with a 4 day history of right facial pain and on examination, there was atrophy of the right side of the tongue. Magnetic resonance angiography demonstrated carotid artery dissection and aspirin was commenced.
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Competing interests None.
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Patient consent Obtained.