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52-year-old woman with right hemiplegia and aphasia. Left internal carotid artery injection with blood pressure at baseline, early arterial phase, shows that the left middle cerebral artery is occluded (white arrow).
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Cerebral angiography showed occlusion of the left proximal middle cerebral artery (Fig. 1).
52-year-old woman with right hemiplegia and aphasia. A. Left internal carotid artery injection with blood pressure at baseline, late arterial phase. The black circle highlights a part of the left MCA territory with poor collateral flow. B, Repeat injection after 10 minutes of induced hypertension. Late arterial phase. There is significant improvement in the perfusion of the MCA territory that is highlighted in the black circle.
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Ten minutes later, a repeat injection showed increased filling of the left MCA territory (Fig. 2).