Facial Swelling and Neuritis After Internal Carotid Endarterectomy in an 81-Year-Old Woman With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus may develop carotid artery stenosis, requiring surgical intervention. Nerve injury following carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a rare and often unrecognized postoperative side effect. Physical therapists diagnose and provide treatment to patients with greater auricular and trigeminal neuritis symptoms following internal CEA.
Authors
- Jennifer A Simpson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7461-7850)
Institutions
- Arcadia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Therapy
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzae118
- Primary Topic
- Oropharyngeal Anatomy and Pathologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Arcadia Fund