Cerebrovascular insufficiency secondary to extrinsic compression of the internal carotid artery by a fibrous band. Case report.
We describe the case of a woman with positional transient ischemic attacks related to extrinsic compression of the internal carotid artery by a taut fibrous band between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the carotid sheath.
D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged