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Hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery with intercavernous anastomosis

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We report a symptomatic case of unilateral hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery with an intercavernous anastomosis, a very rare developmental anomaly. The symptoms were caused by occlusion of the proximal middle cerebral artery which possibly related to the haemodynamic stress caused by the anomalous intercavernous anastomosis.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Medical College, 199 Tung Hwa North Road, Taipei, Taiwan Tel.: +8 86-3-3 28 12 00 ext. 37 85; Fax: +8 86-2-9 21 04 54, , , , , , TW

    C. J. Chen, L. J. Wang & Y. C. Wong

  2. Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, , , , , , TW

    S. T. Chen & F. Y. Hsieh

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  1. C. J. Chen
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Received: 4 April 1997 Accepted: 6 August 1997

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Chen, C., Chen, S., Hsieh, F. et al. Hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery with intercavernous anastomosis. Neuroradiology 40, 252–254 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050578

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