title: A 53-year-old male with bilateral carotid occlusion and a functionally preserved cerebral circulation due to compensatory bilateral vertebral artery flow and reversed bilateral flow through the superior thyroid arteries.
authors.forename: Paulo Roberto
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Benchimol-Barbosac
authors.forename: Felippe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dantas Vilela
authors.forename: Fábio Bruno
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Alves de Melo
authors.forename: Antônio Sérgio
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Cordeiro da Rocha
mesh_terms: D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000473:pathology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000502:physiology*