The Carotid Web: A Rare Abnormality of the Intimal Layer Causing Ischemic Stroke in a Young Female Patient

The carotid web represents a specific type of fibromuscular dysplasia that primarily affects the intimal layer and is considered a high-risk factor for cryptogenic ischemic stroke. There is still debate regarding the ideal diagnostic imaging for carotid webs. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-10, Vol.16 (10), p.e71786
Hauptverfasser:	Seretis, Konstantinos G, Giannakopoulos, Nikolaos, Stasinaki, Polixeni, Souli-Bakaloglou, Alexandra, Papas, Theofanis
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brain research Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery Carotid arteries Clinical medicine Debates Emergency Medicine Hospitals Ischemia Medical imaging Neurology Patients Stroke Ultrasonic imaging Vascular surgery
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