Serial MRI of a mycotic aneurysm of the cavernous carotid artery |
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Authors: | Cloud G C Rich P M Markus H S |
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Affiliation: | (1) Division of Clinical Neuroscience, St George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom;(2) Department of Neuroradiology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Copse Hill, London SW20 0NE, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Cerebral mycotic or infective aneurysms are a rare complication of infectious illness, and such aneurysms of the intracavernous portion of the internal carotid artery are rare. They have been described as a consequence of cavernous sinus infection in an immunocompromised host, but not previously in a renal transplant recipient. We present such a case with serial MRI showing progression from arterial narrowing to aneurysm formation. Transcranial Doppler sonography of the middle cerebral artery showed distal asymptomatic embolisation from the aneurysm. |
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Keywords: | Renal transplantation Mycotic aneurysm Internal carotid artery Magnetic resonance imaging |
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