Delayed stroke following carotid occlusion.
A 60-year-old patient suffered a lethal hemispheric infarction 3 days after angiographically documented occlusion of the ipsilateral cervical internal carotid artery and while receiving anticoagulant therapy. Pathologic evidence is consistent with embolism from the distal "tail" of a propagated carotid thrombus as the mechanism of his stroke.
D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged