Imaging characteristics and treatment strategies for carotid artery occlusion caused by skull base fracture: Three case reports

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients

Characteristics	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3
Gender	Male	Male	Male
Age (yr)	21	63	16
Cause of injury	Fall from height	Struck by heavy object	Traffic accident
Admission GCS score	15	5	7
Time to detection of arterial occlusion	7 d	6 h	6 d
Skull base fracture location	Sphenoid bone	Petrous part of the temporal bone	Sphenoid bone
Treatment	Anticoagulation	Surgery	Surgery
Hospital stay (d)	46	10	76
MRS score	0	6	2

GCS: Glasgow coma scale; MRS: Modified rankin scale.