Bilateral internal carotid artery hypotrophy in malignant osteopetrosis

Ramli N, Rahmat K, Tan GP
Correspondence: Dr Kartini Rahmat, katt_xr2000@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT
Malignant osteopetrosis is associated with petrous carotid canal and internal carotid artery stenosis in the skull base. We present a four-year-old boy with malignant osteopetrosis who developed right frontal lobe infarction as a result of bilateral internal carotid artery hypotrophy.

Keywords: cerebral infarction, internal carotid artery hypotrophy, malignant osteopetrosis, osteopetrosis
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(7): e175-e177