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Bilateral congenital absence of the internal carotid artery

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Bilateral congenital absence of the internal carotid artery was incidentally found in an 11-year-old boy. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a normal-appearing brain that was entirely supplied by the vertebrobasilar system, and CT confirmed the absence of the bony carotid canals. Although most reported patients with agenesis of both internal carotid arteries presented with cerebrovascular lesions, this case demonstrates that this rare malformation may be asymptomatic.

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  1. Zoran Rumboldt

    Present address: Department of Radiology, University Hospital "Sisters of Mercy", Vinogradska 29, Zagreb, Croatia

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  1. Department of Radiology, CB 7510, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, NC 27599-7510, Chapel Hill, USA

    Zoran Rumboldt, Mauricio Castillo & Sten Solander

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Correspondence to Mauricio Castillo.

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Rumboldt, Z., Castillo, M. & Solander, S. Bilateral congenital absence of the internal carotid artery. Eur Radiol 13 (Suppl 6), L130–L132 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-002-1742-2

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