Cerebral Embolism due to Thrombus in the Common Carotid Stump.
- Author:
Youngrok DO
1
;
Sun Uck KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Common carotid artery;
Thromboembolism;
Doppler ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Aged;
Carotid Artery, Common;
Cerebral Infarction;
Embolism;
Humans;
Intracranial Embolism;
Stroke;
Thromboembolism;
Thrombosis;
Ultrasonography, Doppler
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2011;29(3):216-219
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The carotid stump is a known source of cerebral embolisms. Direct ultrasound sonographic visualization of a thrombus in the common carotid stump after development of a cerebral infarction is rare. We report a case of a 69-year-old man who presented with acute ipsilateral ischemic stroke with occlusion of the left common carotid artery, forming a stump proximal to the carotid bifurcation. Carotid duplex sonography revealed a mobile thrombus in the stump. An ipsilateral microembolic signal was observed by transcranial Doppler imaging.
