Monocular central retinal artery occlusion caused by bilateral internal carotid artery hypoplasia complicated with patent foramen ovale: a case report and review of literature

Monocular central retinal artery occlusion caused by bilateral internal carotid artery hypoplasia complicated with patent foramen ovale: a case report and review of literature

Abstract Background Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is an emergent ophthalmic disease which is commonly caused by atherosclerosis, thromboembolism, and arteriospasm. Here, we report a case of CRAO which is caused by extreme rare bilateral internal carotid artery (ICA) hypoplasia complicated...

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Main Authors: Lanbing Zhu, Na Xu, Yan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Case report
Central retinal artery occlusion
Internal carotid artery
Hypoplasia
Patent foramen ovale
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-021-00530-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-021-00530-w

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