title: Rapidly progressive dementia due to bilateral internal carotid artery occlusion with infarction of the total length of the corpus callosum.
abstract: The authors report a patient with rapidly progressive cognitive decline due to bilateral internal carotid artery occlusion (ICAO) resulting in multiple pathologically proven cerebral infarctions including the entire length of the corpus callosum. The gradual evolution of the deficits was suggestive of hemodynamic ischemia. Bilateral ICAO should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with rapidly cognitive decline. Although ICAO commonly spares the splenium, complete callosal infarction is possible in the presence of bilateral ICAO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Cerebrovascular Division, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL, USA. arabinstein@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Alejandro A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rabinstein
authors.forename: Jose G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Alejandro M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Forteza
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D015161:Dementia, Multi-Infarct / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged