Intimal fibroplasia: an unusual etiology of stroke.
Individuals with arterial intimal fibroplasia represent a rare subset of patients with proliferative disorders of the arterial wall. This case describes the successful antemortem management of intimal fibroplasia of the internal carotid artery which had caused ipsilateral cerebral infarction. The noninvasive and invasive imaging characteristics of the lesion are also described.
Schwartz
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Department of Surgery, State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse 13210.
Gomez
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CR
D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed