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Axial Computed tomography of the brain demonstrated cortical infarction in the left frontal lobe.
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Computed tomography (CT) of the brain demonstrated cortical infarction in the left frontal lobe, Figure 1.
(a) Preoperative left carotid angiogram showing severe stenosis of the left internal carotid artery. (b) Postoperative left carotid angiogram showing dissecting formation (arrow) at the several centimeters distal to the operative site and improvement of stenosis.
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Other lesions were not detected (Figure 2(a)). Angiography showed arterial dissection at the distal side of the carotid endarterectomy site (Figure 2(b)).
Axial Computed tomography of the brain 13 days after the carotid endarterectomy, demonstrated a new infarct in the white matter of the left frontal lobe (arrow).
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Emergency CT revealed a new infarct in the white matter of the left frontal lobe, Figure 3.