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ArticleActa neurochirurgica2024

Calcified cerebral emboli associated with calcified carotid plaque: a case report and morphological consideration for plaque calcification.

Kazushi Kitamura, Koichi Iwasaki, Tatsuya Yano, Isao Sasaki, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Kazumichi Yoshida

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Article in Acta neurochirurgica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Endovascular treatment strategies in highly-calcified carotid stenoses.Postepy w kardiologii interwencyjnej = Advances in interventional cardiology · 2026
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6 authors.

Kazushi KitamuraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ainomiyako Neurosurgery Hospital, 2-21-16 Hanatenhigashi, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, 538-0044, Japan.
Koichi IwasakiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ainomiyako Neurosurgery Hospital, 2-21-16 Hanatenhigashi, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, 538-0044, Japan. todaiji2005@yahoo.co.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-3953-8767
Tatsuya YanoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ainomiyako Neurosurgery Hospital, 2-21-16 Hanatenhigashi, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, 538-0044, Japan.
Isao SasakiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ainomiyako Neurosurgery Hospital, 2-21-16 Hanatenhigashi, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, 538-0044, Japan.
Hiroshi HasegawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ainomiyako Neurosurgery Hospital, 2-21-16 Hanatenhigashi, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, 538-0044, Japan.
Kazumichi YoshidaDeparement of Neurosurgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-Cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We described a rare case of acute ischemic stroke due to calcified cerebral emboli from calcified carotid plaque (CCP). Radiological examinations revealed that the CCP had an irregular configuration containing a calcified nodule and scattered spotty calcifications, and a large calcified plate. The patient underwent carotid endarterectomy to prevent embolic recurrence. Histopathological examination confirmed the presence of an erupted plaque with a disrupted fibrous cap. Calcified nodular protrusion and spotty calcifications in CCP are predictive of a high risk of embolic stroke with plaque rupture. Thus, careful treatment strategies are crucial to prevent the CCP-related embolic recurrence.

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Endarterectomy, CarotidIntracranial EmbolismPlaque, AtheroscleroticAgedCalcinosisCarotid Artery DiseasesCarotid StenosisFemaleHumansMaleVascular CalcificationCalcified carotid plaqueCalcified cerebral emboliCalcified noduleCarotid endarterectomy

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PMID39496968

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