Open AccessMobile plaque in the internal carotid artery: A case report and review
Author(s) -
Dheeraj Khurana,
Monica Saini,
Judy Laldinpuii,
Niranjan Khandelwal,
Sudesh Prabhakar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.56320
Subject(s) - medicine , internal carotid artery , carotid arteries , duplex (building) , radiology , angiography , stroke (engine) , cardiology , dna , mechanical engineering , genetics , biology , engineering
A mobile plaque in the carotid artery is an uncommon entity, usually detected incidentally on a carotid duplex scan or angiography. It is associated with an indeterminate risk of an embolic stroke and should be managed on an emergent basis. We report here a case of a mobile plaque in the internal carotid artery that was detected serendipitously in a carotid duplex scan.