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Bilateral carotid artery occlusion resulting from giant cell arteritis
Author(s) -
Howard George F.,
Ho Sam U.,
Kim Kwang S.,
Wallach Jami
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410150216
Subject(s) - giant cell arteritis , medicine , occlusion , arteritis , carotid arteries , angiography , internal carotid artery , cerebral angiography , radiology , vasculitis , cardiology , disease
A 65‐year‐old woman with subacute global deterioration of neurological function had bilateral occlusion of the internal carotid arteries demonstrated by angiography. Postmortem examination showed isolated giant cell arteritis involving the carotid siphon bilaterally.