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Int J Angiol 2003; 12(4): 266-269
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-004-1016-8
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Congenital horner's syndrome associated with unilateral agenesis of the internal carotid artery and unusual aortic arch anomaly

Hüseyin Özdemir1 , Kamran Mahmutyazicioğlu1 , Aysun Ünal2 , Ahmet Savranlar1 , H. Tuğrul Atasoy2 , Murat Sümer2 , Sadi Gündoğdu1
  • 1Department of Radiology, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey
  • 2Department of Neurology, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey
This study was done at Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Faculty of Medicine, No financial support was required for this study.
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26 April 2011 (online)

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Abstract

Unilateral congenital agenesis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a very rare vascular anomaly. Rarely, congenital Horner's syndrome has been associated with agenesis of the ICA. This article describes a rare case of congenital Horner's syndrome in a patient with ICA agenesis and very unusual aortic arch anomaly.