Bilateral internal carotid artery hypotrophy in malignant osteopetrosis

Ramli, N.; Rahmat, K.; Tan, G.P.

Singapore Medical Journal 49(7): e175-e177

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 0037-5675
PMID: 18695851
Document Number: 623969
Malignant osteopetrosis is associated with petrous carotid canal and internal carotid artery stenosis in the skull base. We present a four-year-old boy with malignant osteopetrosis who developed right frontal lobe infarction as a result of bilateral internal carotid artery hypotrophy.

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