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Case Reports
. 1986 Dec;7(6):605-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF02341475.

Cerebrovascular insufficiency secondary to extrinsic compression of the internal carotid artery by a fibrous band. Case report

E Pozzati, M T Nasi, G Vergoni, G Staffa, G Gaist
Case Reports

Cerebrovascular insufficiency secondary to extrinsic compression of the internal carotid artery by a fibrous band. Case report

E Pozzati et al. Ital J Neurol Sci. 1986 Dec.

Abstract

We describe the case of a woman with positional transient ischemic attacks related to extrinsic compression of the internal carotid artery by a taut fibrous band between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the carotid sheath.

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