A case report of carotid web: A hidden fiend of stroke

Web at the carotid bulb is overlooked in routine practice. Carotid web is to be thought of as the causative factor in the absence of major risk factors or in cryptogenic stroke and familiarity of this entity is important among the radiologists and treating physicians. We report a case of recurrent i...

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Main Authors: G G Sharath Kumar, Chaitra Parameshwara Adiga, Lakshmikanth N Goolahally, Prakash P Iyer
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Apollo Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2022;volume=19;issue=1;spage=48;epage=50;aulast=Sharath
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author G G Sharath Kumar
Chaitra Parameshwara Adiga
Lakshmikanth N Goolahally
Prakash P Iyer
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description Web at the carotid bulb is overlooked in routine practice. Carotid web is to be thought of as the causative factor in the absence of major risk factors or in cryptogenic stroke and familiarity of this entity is important among the radiologists and treating physicians. We report a case of recurrent ischemic stroke in young man who presented with limb weakness despite best medical therapy without any risk factors. There was left middle cerebral artery infarct on computed tomography (CT) scan. The evaluation of the cause of his stroke revealed carotid web on CT angiogram which was further confirmed by digital subtraction angiography and treated by carotid stenting to prevent further episodes of stroke.
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spelling doaj-art-7df902dd4280415786f16430aba6b7512025-08-20T01:57:52ZengSAGE PublishingApollo Medicine0976-00162213-36822022-01-01191485010.4103/am.am_115_21A case report of carotid web: A hidden fiend of strokeG G Sharath KumarChaitra Parameshwara AdigaLakshmikanth N GoolahallyPrakash P IyerWeb at the carotid bulb is overlooked in routine practice. Carotid web is to be thought of as the causative factor in the absence of major risk factors or in cryptogenic stroke and familiarity of this entity is important among the radiologists and treating physicians. We report a case of recurrent ischemic stroke in young man who presented with limb weakness despite best medical therapy without any risk factors. There was left middle cerebral artery infarct on computed tomography (CT) scan. The evaluation of the cause of his stroke revealed carotid web on CT angiogram which was further confirmed by digital subtraction angiography and treated by carotid stenting to prevent further episodes of stroke.http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2022;volume=19;issue=1;spage=48;epage=50;aulast=Sharathcarotid webcomputed tomography angiogramlarge vessel occlusionrecurrent stroke
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A case report of carotid web: A hidden fiend of stroke
Apollo Medicine
carotid web
computed tomography angiogram
large vessel occlusion
recurrent stroke
title A case report of carotid web: A hidden fiend of stroke
title_full A case report of carotid web: A hidden fiend of stroke
title_fullStr A case report of carotid web: A hidden fiend of stroke
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topic carotid web
computed tomography angiogram
large vessel occlusion
recurrent stroke
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