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Pulsatility Attenuation along the Carotid Siphon in Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
J W Bartstra1, R J van Tuijl2, P A de Jong1
1From the Departments of Radiology (J.W.B., R.J.v.T., P.A.d.J., W.P.T.M.M., I.C.v.d.S., B.K.V., J.J.M.Z.).
Abstract:
We compared velocity pulsatility, distensibility, and pulsatility attenuation along the intracranial ICA and MCA between 50 patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum and 40 controls. Patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum had higher pulsatility and lower distensibility at all measured locations, except for a similar distensibility at C4. The pulsatility attenuation over the siphon was similar between patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum and controls. This finding suggests that other disease mechanisms are the main contributors to increased intracranial pulsatility in pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
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