Bilateral internal carotid artery hypotrophy in malignant osteopetrosis

Authors

• N. Ramli
• K. Rahmat
• G.P. Tan

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2008

Abstract

Malignant osteopetrosis is associated with petrous carotid canal and internal carotid artery stenosis in the skull base. We present a four-year-old boy with malignant osteopetrosis who developed right frontal lobe infarction as a result of bilateral internal carotid artery hypotrophy.

Keywords

Blood Transfusion, Brain/pathology

Publication Title

Singapore Medical Journal

ISSN

0037-5675

Recommended Citation

Ramli, N.; Rahmat, K.; and Tan, G.P., "Bilateral internal carotid artery hypotrophy in malignant osteopetrosis" (2008). Research Publications (2006 to 2010). 1772.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_2006_2010/1772

Volume

49

Issue

7

Publisher

Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association

Additional Information

Department of Biomedical Imaging, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.