An internal carotid artery aneurysm presenting with dysarthria.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl
; 95(7): 112-4, 2013 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24112481
ABSTRACT
A 72-year-old woman presented to her general practitioner with a 4-week history of right neck swelling. Clinical examination elicited a pulsatile mass consistent with a carotid artery aneurysm. Five days later the patient noticed her tongue movements had become awkward with associated dysarthria. Computed tomography confirmed a 4cm internal carotid artery aneurysm arising just distally to the carotid bifurcation. She proceeded to transfemoral diagnostic carotid angiography. Balloon occlusion of the right internal carotid artery origin was performed for a ten-minute period without any neurological deficit. The decision was taken to proceed to surgical ligation of the origin of the internal carotid artery. Her symptoms of dysarthria have resolved.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças das Artérias Carótidas
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Artéria Carótida Interna
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Disartria
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Aneurisma
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article