J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2016 May;34(2):150-153. 10.17340/jkna.2016.2.12.
Histological Evidence of Artery to Artery Embolism from Calcified Atherosclerotic Plaque of Carotid Artery
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- 1Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. jeongsk@jbnu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Radiology, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea.
- KMID: 2163263
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.17340/jkna.2016.2.12
Abstract
- Artery to artery embolism is one of the main causes of cerebral infarction, and it can originate from many locations. Here we report a case of cerebral infarction in which calcified cerebral emboli were detected in brain computed tomography (CT). The calcified emboli were thought to originate from a carotid plaque that showed calcification and ulceration. We present histologic and micro-CT findings of a carotid plaque as a source of artery to artery embolism.
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