Fenestration of the Internal Carotid Artery Associated with an Ischemic Attack —Case Report

A rare case of fenestration or duplication of the internal carotid artery occurring in a 73-year-old male associated with ischemic attack is reported. Carotid angiography demonstrated the fenestration associated with coiling in the left internal carotid artery. He was treated conservatively. The isc...

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Published inNeurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 306 - 308
Main Authors NAKAMURA, Hidemi, YAMADA, Hiroshi, NAGAO, Tomonori, FUJITA, Katsuzo, TAMAKI, Norihiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan The Japan Neurosurgical Society 1993
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Brain Ischemia - diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery, Internal - abnormalities
Carotid Artery, Internal - diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery, Internal - surgery
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Dominance, Cerebral - physiology
fenestration
Humans
internal carotid artery
ischemia
Male
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Summary:A rare case of fenestration or duplication of the internal carotid artery occurring in a 73-year-old male associated with ischemic attack is reported. Carotid angiography demonstrated the fenestration associated with coiling in the left internal carotid artery. He was treated conservatively. The ischemic attack was probably due to a thrombus or embolus from the fenestration.
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ISSN:0470-8105
1349-8029
DOI:10.2176/nmc.33.306