The missed missing hole
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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23/10/2013
23/10/2013
2012
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Resumo |
At times in clinical neurology, the identification of a subtle clinical or radiological sign can lead to prompt diagnosis of a very rare or difficult case. We report on a patient who presented with untreatable headache and unilateral ptosis. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the head did not reveal any structural cause. Magnetic resonance angiogram showed absence of left internal carotid artery, which was eventually confirmed by a catheter angiography. Reviewing the case, it emerged that a feature on the initial CT scan "bone window" would have confirmed the diagnosis, had it been searched for: the underdeveloped carotid canal, which is a consequence and a marker of internal carotid artery agenesis. |
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ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA, SAO PAULO SP, v. 70, n. 6, supl., Part 3, pp. 467-469, JUN, 2012 0004-282X http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/35749 10.1590/S0004-282X2012000600015 |
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eng |
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ASSOC ARQUIVOS NEURO- PSIQUIATRIA SAO PAULO SP |
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ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA |
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openAccess Copyright ASSOC ARQUIVOS NEURO- PSIQUIATRIA |
Palavras-Chave | #CAROTID ARTERY AGENESIS #HORNER SYNDROME #CAROTID CANAL UNDERDEVELOPMENT #COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY #INTERNAL CAROTID-ARTERY #CONGENITAL HORNERS-SYNDROME #AGENESIS #ABSENCE #PATIENT #NEUROSCIENCES #PSYCHIATRY |
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