Congenital hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery.
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2009-10
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A newborn presented at 14 hrs of age with right sided clonic seizures and shrill cry. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the brain showed left cerebral hemiatrophy with cystic changes in left fronto-parietal lobe and parasylvian region. The Magnetic
Resonance Angiography revealed hypoplasia of left supraclinoid Internal Carotid Artery and hypoplasia and irregularity of
vessel wall affecting the left Middle Cerebral Artery. Such an early presentation of this rare disorder has not been reported
previously. Recognition of this anomaly has important implications during carotid and trans-sphenoidal surgery, in
thromboembolic disease, and in the surveillance and detection of associated cerebral aneurysms.
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Carotid hypoplasia, Cerebral hemiatrophy
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Yadav Padam, Kumar Ajay, Saili Arvind, Datta Vikram. Congenital hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2009 Oct; 76(10): 1061-1062.