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Carotid and Vertebral Rete Mirabile in Man Presenting With Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: A Case Report

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 15; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2006.05.005

1532-8511

Gordon Li, Mahesh Jayaraman, Shivanand P. Lad, John R. Adler, Huy M., Gary K. Steinberg,

Glaucoma and retinal disorders

Carotid and vertebral rete mirabile is an unusual segmental regression of both the cavernous carotid artery and transdural vertebral arteries with a network of collateral vessels seen rarely in human beings. We present a 57-year-old woman with carotid and vertebral rete mirabile who presented with an acute intraparenchymal hemorrhage. The majority of patients present with subarachnoid hemorrhage or ischemic stroke. This is the first case of a non-Asian patient presenting with an intraparenchymal hemorrhage. In this case report, we describe the clinical and angiographic features of this unusual entity. Carotid and vertebral rete mirabile is an unusual segmental regression of both the cavernous carotid artery and transdural vertebral arteries with a network of collateral vessels seen rarely in human beings. We present a 57-year-old woman with carotid and vertebral rete mirabile who presented with an acute intraparenchymal hemorrhage. The majority of patients present with subarachnoid hemorrhage or ischemic stroke. This is the first case of a non-Asian patient presenting with an intraparenchymal hemorrhage. In this case report, we describe the clinical and angiographic features of this unusual entity.