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F:
Notize
the hypodense round structure
in between the hyperdense contrast-filled brachiocephalic artery and left subclavian
artery.
H:
Adult
man, 60-years-old, with right-sided hemiplegia caused by cerebral infarction
two years ago. Hypertension,
smoking.
INFO/WWW-LINKS:
Causes of cerebral infarction (stroke)
are atheroma/arteriosclerosis (usual site: carotid bifurcation), thromboembolic
disease (ususal site: middle cerebral artery), arteritis (usual site: smaller
peripheral arteries), dissecting aortic aneurysm (ususal site: common carotid
artery, subclavian artery origins) and hypotension (usual site: areas between
anterior, middle and posterior cerebral artery territories).
D:
Stenosis
and blockage of the left common carotid
artery
at its origin caused by arteriosclerosis
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