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.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Cardiología. Ministerio de Salud. Río de Janeiro. Brasil; Hospital Central del Departamento del Cuerpo de Bomberos Militares del Estado de Río de Janeiro. Río de Janeiro. Brasil; Universidad Gama Filho. Río de Janeiro. Brasil.
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roberto Benchimol-Barbosa
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