Bilateral hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery.
Agenesis and hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery (ICA) are rare congenital anomalies, occurring in less than 0.01% of the population. We report a rare case of bilateral hypoplasia of the ICA in a patient with post-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. We describe the embryological development of the cerebral vasculature and present a review of literature.
Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Dhananjaya I
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Bhat
Sampath
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Somanna
Jerry Me
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Kovoor