A Case of Occlusive Radiation Vasculopathy Presenting as Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery, Left Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Literature Review

A Case of Occlusive Radiation Vasculopathy Presenting as Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery, Left Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Literature Review

Radiation vasculopathy is one of the rare causes of ischemic stroke. Carotid stenosis with large volume infarction may occur years after radiation therapy for head or neck cancer. We report a case of a patient with bilateral internal carotid artery occlusion presenting with left middle cerebral arte...

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Main Authors: Yung-Chuan Huang, Shin-Leh Huang, Hon-Man Liu, Hou-Chang Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-12-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
radiation vasculopathy
carotid stenosis
radiotherapy
head and neck cancer
ischemic stroke
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/501902

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