Hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery with intercavernous anastomosis

C J Chen; S T Chen; F Y Hsieh; L J Wang; Y C Wong

doi:10.1007/s002340050578

Hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery with intercavernous anastomosis

Neuroradiology. 1998 Apr;40(4):252-4. doi: 10.1007/s002340050578.

Authors

C J Chen¹, S T Chen, F Y Hsieh, L J Wang, Y C Wong

Affiliation

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 9592798
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050578

Abstract

We report a symptomatic case of unilateral hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery with an intercavernous anastomosis, a very rare developmental anomaly. The symptoms were caused by occlusion of the proximal middle cerebral artery which possibly related to the haemodynamic stress caused by the anomalous intercavernous anastomosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arteriovenous Anastomosis / abnormalities*
Arteriovenous Anastomosis / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery, Internal / abnormalities*
Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
Cavernous Sinus / abnormalities*
Cavernous Sinus / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Angiography*
Cerebral Infarction / diagnostic imaging
Collateral Circulation / physiology
Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
Female
Humans
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*