Multichannel internal carotid artery: congenital or acquired pattern?

Marialuisa Zedde1, Francesca Romana Pezzella2, Rosario Pascarella3

  • 1Neurology Unit, Stroke Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy. zedde.marialuisa@ausl.re.it.

Summary

A rare multichannel internal carotid artery (ICA) anomaly was incidentally discovered. This cervical ICA variation, likely congenital, presented without symptoms or brain changes, though acquired causes remain possible.