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It is an important cause of ipsilateral stroke. The natural history of the disease is related t the presence or absence of ipsilateral hemispheric symptoms and the severity of stenosis.<ref>Lanzino G, TallaritaT,Rabinstein AA, Internal carotid artery stenosis: natural history and management, SeminNeurol, 2010 Nov;30(5):518:27</ref>  
It is an important cause of ipsilateral stroke. The natural history of the disease is related t the presence or absence of ipsilateral hemispheric symptoms and the severity of stenosis.<ref>Lanzino G, TallaritaT,Rabinstein AA, Internal carotid artery stenosis: natural history and management, SeminNeurol, 2010 Nov;30(5):518:27</ref>


<u>Complete occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA):</u>
<u>Complete occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA):</u>

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Description:[edit | edit source]

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It is terminal branch of the common carotid artery, it is larger than the other terminal branch (the external carotid artery).[1]

Segments:[1][edit | edit source]

There are seven segments according to Bouthillier classification; 

  1. C1/ Cervical segment 
  2. C2/ Petros  (horizontal) segment 
  3. C3/ Lacerum segment 
  4. C4/ Cavernous segment
  5. C5/ Clinoid segment 
  6. C6/ Ophthalmic (Supra clinoid) segment
  7. C7/ Communicating segment 

Branches:[1][edit | edit source]

The odd numbered segments usually have no branches except for the terminal segment C7 while it has four branches, whereas each even numbered segment (C2, C4 and C6) has two branches: 

Segment  branches 
C1 non
C2

1.caroticitympanic artery

2.vidian artery

C3 non
C4

1.Meningohypophyseal trunk 

2. Inferiolateral trunk

C5 non
C6

1. Ophthalmic artery 

2. Superior hypophyseal artery

C7

1. Posterior communicating artery

2. Anterior chorodal artery 

3. Anterior cerebral artery 

4. Middle cerebral artery 


Clinical relevance:[edit | edit source]

Internal carotid artery stenosis:

internal carotid artery stenosis

It is an important cause of ipsilateral stroke. The natural history of the disease is related t the presence or absence of ipsilateral hemispheric symptoms and the severity of stenosis.[2]

Complete occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA):

It is an important cause of cerebrovascular disease. A nerve_symptomatic occlusion increases future risk of strokes.

Ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and contrast angiography are useful diagnostic tests and functional imaging of the brain helps to understand haemodynamic factors involvedin the pathophysiology of brainischaemia.[3]

References:[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Internal carotid artery, https://radiopaedia.org/articles/internal-carotid-artery-1 (accessed 31 may 2017)
  2. Lanzino G, TallaritaT,Rabinstein AA, Internal carotid artery stenosis: natural history and management, SeminNeurol, 2010 Nov;30(5):518:27
  3. BhomrajThanvi and Tom Robinson, complete occlusion of extracranial internal carotid artery: clinical features, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management, Postgrad Med J. 2007 Feb; 83(976): 95-99.