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| Case 01: |
A Young Lady Having Recovered From A Left Hemiplegia 
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| Case
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Preventing Stroke In A 85
Year Old Man
The patient was an elderly 85 year old man from Baroda, who
had complaints of repeated episodes of weakness of the right side of the body
since the last 2 months. He had two episodes of transient hemiparesis of the right
side of the body, recovering within 2 to 3 days. He had a severe stenosis in the
left internal carotid artery which was successfully treated with angioplasty and
stenting.This case demonstrates the safety and efficacy of a carotid angioplasty,
in well selected patients suffering from carotid artery stenosis. 
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| Case
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Case of
Recurrent Stroke
73 year old lady, case of diabetes mellitus and hypertension,
on treatment, presented with recurrent episodes of transient weakness of the left
upper and lower limbs. She was clinically diagnosed to have TIA ( Transient
Ischemic episodes ) . Carotid artery Doppler ultrasound study revealed a
severe stenosis of the right internal carotid artery. Digital Subtraction
Angiography confirmed the finding as shown in the upper picture. Through
the right femoral artery, a 8 French guide catheter was percutaneously placed
under local anesthesia into the right innominate artery. A 0.018" Roadrunner
guide wire was used to cross the critical lesion in the carotid artery. A 4 mm
balloon predilated the lesion, and subsequently a 10 mm x 40 mm Wallstent was
deployed across the lesion. There was an excellent result, with no residual stenosis
at the site of original narrowing. The patient was discharged from hospital the
next day.
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