Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Caused by a Giant, Thrombosed, Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm

Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Caused by a Giant, Thrombosed, Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm

Dear Editor, A 45-year-old man was transferred to our stroke unit due to acute right-sided weakness, right hemianopsia, and global aphasia at 390 min after symptom onset [National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score=20]. Computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA) performed at another institution revealed occlusion of the left proximal middle cerebral artery (MCA) due a giant aneurys...

[Extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm].

INTRODUCTION Extracranial aneurysm of the internal carotid artery is an exceptional finding. CASE REPORT An 89-year-old woman consulted for a peritonsillar mass. Physical examination revealed a parapharyngeal pulsatile mass in the oropharynx. Computed tomography (CT) provided the diagnosis of extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm. Endovascular or surgical treatment were declined. Anti...

Surgical treatment of giant extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm.

Giant aneurysm of the extracranial internal carotid artery.

Aneurysm of the extracranial internal artery is a rare condition with incidence of 0.8-1% of all aneurysms. It can give rise to serious complications like; haemorrhage due to rupture, stroke and thrmboembolism. Its treatment is technically challenging. One such case of giant aneurysm of extracranial internal carotid artery was found in a 70 years old lady. The aneurysm was treated by proximal a...

Internal carotid artery occlusion caused by giant cell arteritis.

A case of hemiplegia in a 46 year old woman is described. Total occlusion of the right internal carotid artery was discovered at angiography. Because of persistent elevation of the ESR, and characteristic plasma protein abnormalities, biopsy of the temporal artery was carried out and demonstrated the typical features of giant cell arteritis.