Internal carotid agenesis (medical condition): A very rare malformation where the carotid artery fails to develop. Other brain blood vessels enlarge to try to compensate for the defect and this leads to compression of parts of the brain which can cause neurological symptoms. The severity of symptoms is determined by how well the existing brain blood vessels are able to compensate for the absence of the carotid artery.
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Internal carotid agenesis:
»Introduction: Internal carotid agenesis
»Symptoms of Internal carotid agenesis
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Internal carotid agenesis:
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Internal carotid agenesis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Internal carotid agenesis (medical condition): See Internal carotid agenesis (disease information).
»Introduction: Internal carotid agenesis
»Symptoms of Internal carotid agenesis
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