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CT angiogram of blocked ICA.. Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; ICA, internal carotid artery.
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An initial computed tomography (CT) angiogram (Figure 1) showed no contrast filling the left internal carotid artery at the base of skull, and the artery was slightly enlarged in keeping with a thrombus.
Doppler imaging of carotid artery dissection.
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The conclusion was of a left ICA intimal dissection (Figure 2).