A Case of Hydranencephaly Caused by Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion.
- Author:
Shin Young KIM
1
;
Ji Yeong SEO
;
Jung Yong AN
;
Pyung Ho YOON
;
Kyu Young CHAE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Sungnam, Korea. barnabas@cha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hydranencephaly;
Internal carotid artery occlusion
- MeSH:
Basilar Artery;
Brain;
Carotid Artery, Internal*;
Fetal Development;
Hydranencephaly*;
Magnetic Resonance Angiography;
Skull
- From:
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
2002;10(1):150-154
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hydranencephaly is a condition in which cerebral hemisheres are absent and reduced to fluid-filled sacs in a normal skull. Numerous causes have been proposed, but bilateral occlusion of the internal carotid arteries during early fetal development can explain most of the pathologic abnormalities. We evaluated a case of hydranencephaly by brain CT and magnetic resonance angiography. Magnetic resonance angiography showed flow within the vertebral and basilar arteries without internal carotid intracranial flow above the supraclinoid segment. A brief review of the related literature was given on this subject.
