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CT angiography reveals a mass on the biphurcation of the left common carotid artery.
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CT angiography revealed a mass located on the left carotid bifurcation classified as Shamblin II (Figure 1 (Fig. 1)).
Color photography shows a pale retina with pronounced disturbance of the retinal circulation in the posterior pole.
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Ophthalmology examination found no light perception, afferent pupillary defect, and a pale retina with arteriolar thinning and segmentation of macular vessels in the left eye (Figure 2 (Fig. 2)).
Fluorescein angiography showing abrupt interruption of flow on the ramifications of the central retinal artery and macular ischemia due to short posterior ciliary interruption of flow
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A severe interruption of blood flow was noticed on the arteriolar ramifications of the inferior retina (Figure 3 (Fig. 3)).
Magnification of fluorescein angiography where intraluminal microparticles can be evidenced
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Upon magnification, small hyperfluorescent, intraluminal spheres were noticed (Figure 4 (Fig. 4)).
OCT image: Intraretinal hyporeflective spheres and their diameters.
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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed hyporeflective, spherical images between 150-250 microns with posterior shadowing (Figure 5 (Fig. 5)) and thickening of the internal retinal layers due to edema and ischemia (Figure 6 (Fig. 6)).
Macular OCT shows thickening of the internal retinal layers due to edema and ischemia
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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed hyporeflective, spherical images between 150-250 microns with posterior shadowing (Figure 5 (Fig. 5)) and thickening of the internal retinal layers due to edema and ischemia (Figure 6 (Fig. 6)).