title: [Intravascular treatment for acute carotid occlusion with an intracranial tandem lesion].
abstract: We present the case of a patient with an acute obstruction in the origin of the internal carotid artery that was associated with occlusion of segment one of the ipsilateral medial cerebral artery and severe neurologic deterioration. We describe the neuroimaging findings (unenhanced cranial computed tomography [CT], CT angiography, CT perfusion studies, and cerebral angiography) and the intravascular treatment (mechanical and pharmacological intra-arterial fibrinolysis). Treatment yielded good morphological and clinical results; we also analyze the follow-up of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Servicios de Radiología y Neurología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. emuriass@hotmail.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Murias
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benavente
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calleja
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography