Stroke in sickle cell disease in association with bilateral absence of the internal carotid arteries. Case report
Abstract Background Congenital absence of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a highly infrequent congenital incidence and occurs in less than 0.01% of the population; bilateral absence is exceedingly rare, diagnosed below 10% of the unilateral absence of the ICA. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a ser...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-05-01
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Series: | BMC Neurology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02702-5 |