Zurück - Erste DiagnosenF: Notice the stenosis of the left internal carotid arteryH: Adult man, 54-years-old, with a bruit near the carotid bifurcation at the left side. The patient had a cerebral infarction a few weeks ago.
INFO/WWW: Causes of cerebral infarction are atheroma/arteriosclerosis (usual site: carotid bifurcation), thromboembolic disease (usual site: middle cerebral artery), arteritis (usual site: smaller peripheral arteries), dissecting aortic aneurysm (usual site: common carotid artery, subclavian artery origins) and hypotension (usual site: areas between anterior, middle and posterior cerebral artery territories).
D: Stenosis of the left carotid artery near the origin of the carotid bifurcationIN THIS PART OF THE PAGE YOU FIND SOME TEXT FIELDS WHICH CAN BE OPENED EIGTHER STEP BY STEP (CLICK ON "HISTORY", "HELP", "FINDINGS", "DIAGNOSIS" OR "INFO/WWW-LINKS") OR AT ONCE WITH A CLICK ON "ALL ON" - VICE VERSA CLICK ON "ALL OFF".