A 53-year-old woman was treated for a rare mycotic internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysm that developed when a dental abscess-linked germ infected the artery, according to a case report published in ...

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A 59 year-old man presented with a mild expressive aphasia and subtle right sided weakness. His subsequent MRI showed a new embolic stroke in the left frontal lobe. Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion: ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Key Takeaways The posterior communicating artery (PCOM) connects to the internal ...

Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis is relatively frequent in older patients and is a major cause of disabling stroke or death. Carotid endarterectomy is currently considered the standard of care ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2022 – Cerebral aneurysms appear in 5% to 8% of the general population. The blood vessel rupture and resultant blood leakage within the brain can lead to severe stroke or fatal ...

Cerebral aneurysms appear in 5% to 8% of the general population. The blood vessel rupture and resultant blood leakage within the brain can lead to severe stroke or fatal consequences. Over one quarter ...

The most common cause of carotid artery narrowing is a buildup of plaque in the arteries due to multiple risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history and ...

A 57 year-old man presented with a mild headache. His examination was normal. An MRI scan of the brain suggested an abnormality of the left internal carotid artery, which led to the patient undergoing ...