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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spelling	doaj-f13c1c2a29cd4f4780d707bdaf2f26762021-01-07T15:05:22ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Neurology1662-680X2020-12-01121919610.1159/000501902501902A Case of Occlusive Radiation Vasculopathy Presenting as Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery, Left Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Literature ReviewYung-Chuan HuangShin-Leh HuangHon-Man LiuHou-Chang ChiuRadiation 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 artery infarct 10 years after receiving treatment for tongue cancer. A literature review and discussion of treatment for such patients are presented.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/501902radiation vasculopathycarotid stenosisradiotherapyhead and neck cancerischemic stroke
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spellingShingle	Yung-Chuan Huang Shin-Leh Huang Hon-Man Liu Hou-Chang Chiu A Case of Occlusive Radiation Vasculopathy Presenting as Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery, Left Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Literature Review Case Reports in Neurology radiation vasculopathy carotid stenosis radiotherapy head and neck cancer ischemic stroke
author_facet	Yung-Chuan Huang Shin-Leh Huang Hon-Man Liu Hou-Chang Chiu
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title	A Case of Occlusive Radiation Vasculopathy Presenting as Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery, Left Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Literature Review
title_short	A Case of Occlusive Radiation Vasculopathy Presenting as Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery, Left Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Literature Review
title_full	A Case of Occlusive Radiation Vasculopathy Presenting as Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery, Left Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Literature Review
title_fullStr	A Case of Occlusive Radiation Vasculopathy Presenting as Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery, Left Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed	A Case of Occlusive Radiation Vasculopathy Presenting as Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery, Left Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Literature Review
title_sort	case of occlusive radiation vasculopathy presenting as bilateral internal carotid artery, left middle cerebral artery occlusion and literature review
publisher	Karger Publishers
series	Case Reports in Neurology
issn	1662-680X
publishDate	2020-12-01
description	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 artery infarct 10 years after receiving treatment for tongue cancer. A literature review and discussion of treatment for such patients are presented.
topic	radiation vasculopathy carotid stenosis radiotherapy head and neck cancer ischemic stroke
url	https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/501902
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A Case of Occlusive Radiation Vasculopathy Presenting as Bilateral Internal Carotid Artery, Left Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Literature Review

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