Fibromuscular hyperplasia of the internal carotid artery. A further cause of the 'moyamoya' collateral circulation.
Fibromuscular hyperplasia is a rare cause of internal carotid artery occlusion. We present a case where long stenoses of both internal carotid arteries were associated with terminal carotid occlusions and a ruptured basilar aneurysm.
Ashleigh
R J
RJ
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, North Manchester General Hospital, UK.
Weller
J M
JM
Leggate
J R
JR
D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009072:Moyamoya Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed