Acute ICA ischemic penumbra due to high-grade CCA stenosis (CT perfusion)

Case contributed by Craig Hacking , 5 Nov 2019
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 7 Nov 2019

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  • Nono haemorrhage or signs of acute infarction. No large vessel occlusion.
  • Severesevere complex right CCA bifurcation/proximal ICA atheromatous plaque causing high-grade stenosis and near-complete occlusion.
  • Singlesingle right vertebral artery supplies the basilar artery, with a high-grade atheromatous stenosis of V4.
  • Perfusionperfusion colour maps demonstrate increased time parameters reflecting penumbra in the right cerebral hemisphere due to the high-grade stenosis of the ICA. These changes could also be secondary to seizure but there was no indication of this in the clinical presentation. No core infarct identified
  • Oldold right ACA infarction.

The patient was not suitable for IV thrombolysis.

  • -<li>No haemorrhage or signs of acute infarction. No large vessel occlusion.</li>
  • -<li>Severe complex right CCA bifurcation/proximal ICA atheromatous plaque causing high-grade stenosis and near-complete occlusion.</li>
  • -<li>Single right vertebral artery supplies the basilar artery, with a high-grade atheromatous stenosis of V4.</li>
  • -<li>Perfusion colour maps demonstrate increased time parameters reflecting penumbra in the right cerebral hemisphere due to the high-grade stenosis of the ICA. These changes could also be secondary to seizure but there was no indication of this in the clinical presentation. No core infarct identified. </li>
  • -<li>Old right ACA infarction.</li>
  • +<li>no haemorrhage or signs of acute infarction. No large vessel occlusion</li>
  • +<li>severe complex right CCA bifurcation/proximal ICA atheromatous plaque causing high-grade stenosis and near-complete occlusion</li>
  • +<li>single right vertebral artery supplies the basilar artery, with a high-grade atheromatous stenosis of V4</li>
  • +<li>perfusion colour maps demonstrate increased time parameters reflecting penumbra in the right cerebral hemisphere due to the high-grade stenosis of the ICA. These changes could also be secondary to seizure but there was no indication of this in the clinical presentation. No core infarct identified</li>
  • +<li>old right ACA infarction</li>

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