Spontaneous recanalization of the internal carotid artery resulting in thromboembolic occlusion of the ipsilateral ophthalmic artery and visual loss

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1244-1246

  Binning, M J ^a   Jackson, G ^a   Couldwell, W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic disease; Internal carotid artery; Spontaneous recanalization

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BLINDNESS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67650707978     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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