Bilateral Internal Carotid Agenesis - Incidental Diagnosis in 5 Year old Pre-Schooler

Polet Portillo-Cálix, A

Abstract

Bilateral internal carotid agenesis is a rare congenital malformation, poorly documented in the literature. We report the case of a 5 year old patient with an incidental diagnosis of this entity, after an evaluation of an open craniocerebral trauma and post-traumatic seizures. Patient diagnosis was performed by a magnetic resonance angiography showing no reflux of internal carotid arteries (bilateral agenesis) and an increase in the caliber of vertebral and basilar arteries.