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Complete bilateral carotid artery occlusion
| Summary: | Patients with an internal carotid artery occlusion have been identifi ed as having an increased risk of an ischemic stroke.Complete bilateral carotid occlusion is a rare condition.Several risk factors are involved in the development of carotid atherosclerosis.The hemodynamic consequences of cerebral blood fl ow obstruction may be reduced through the development of collateral circulatory pathways. To illustrate these points a clinical case is presented and some considerations are drawn about carotid atherosclerotic disease. |
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| Main Authors: | Reis Pina, Paulo |
| Other Authors: | Pacheco Pereira, João; Branco, Cristina; Silva, Francisco; Pimenta da Graça, José |
| Subject: | artéria carótida interna estenose carotídea oclusão carotídea placa de ateroma aterosclerose acidente vascular cerebral isquémico internal carotid artery carotid stenosis carotid occlusion atheromatous plaque atherosclerosis ischaemic stroke |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | article |
| Associated institution: | Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Origin: | Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Interna |
| Summary: | Patients with an internal carotid artery occlusion have been identifi ed as having an increased risk of an ischemic stroke.Complete bilateral carotid occlusion is a rare condition.Several risk factors are involved in the development of carotid atherosclerosis.The hemodynamic consequences of cerebral blood fl ow obstruction may be reduced through the development of collateral circulatory pathways. To illustrate these points a clinical case is presented and some considerations are drawn about carotid atherosclerotic disease. |
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