Embolic stroke from common carotid pseudo-aneurysm
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Embolic stroke from common carotid pseudo-aneurysm.
A 52-year-old man presented with signs of a right middle cerebral artery stroke. A large pulsatile mass was noted at the right base of his neck, together with an overlying scar which the patient reported as being due to a stab wound sustained 22 years ago (Fig. 1). A computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain showed an infarct in the area of the right middle cerebral artery (Fig. 2). Computed t...
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Medical Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2078-5135
DOI: 10.7196/samj.5451