Intracranial arterial calcification
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Calcification of the intracranial arteries associated with primary atherosclerosis is more frequent in elderly people.
The prevalence of intracranial artery calcification are:
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internal carotid artery:
~ 60~60% -
vertebral artery
~ 20~20% -
middle cerebral artery
~ 5~5% -
basilar artery
~ 5~5%
Other causes of vascular intracranial calcifications include:
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aneurysm: although patent aneurysms may contain mural calcification, partially or completely thrombosed aneurysms commonly have calcification
. -
arteriovenous malformation (AVM): may contain dystrophic calcification along the serpentine vessels and within the adjacent parenchyma with a prevalence of 25
- 30-30%. -
cavernous malformation: is a benign vascular hamartoma that is frequently calcified in a ’’popcorn-ball’’ shape
.
See also
- other causes of multiple intracranial calcifications and
- normal intracranial calcifications.
-<p><strong>Calcification of the intracranial arteries</strong> associated with primary <a href="/articles/arteriosclerosis_&_hypertension" title="atherosclerosis">atherosclerosis</a> is more frequent in elderly people.</p><p>The prevalence of intracranial artery calcification are :</p><ul><li><a href="/articles/internal-carotid-artery-1" title="Internal carotid artery (ICA)">internal carotid artery </a>: ~ 60%</li><li><a href="/articles/vertebral-artery" title="Vertebral artery">vertebral artery</a> ~ 20%</li><li><a href="/articles/middle-cerebral-artery" title="Middle cerebral artery">middle cerebral artery</a> ~ 5%</li><li><a href="/articles/basilar-artery" title="Basilar artery">basilar artery </a> ~ 5%</li></ul><p>Other causes of vascular intracranial calcifications include:</p><ul><li><a href="/articles/aneurysm" title="Aneurysm">aneurysm</a> : although patent aneurysms may contain mural calcification, partially or completely thrombosed aneurysms commonly have calcification. </li><li><a href="/articles/arteriovenous-malformation" title="Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)">arteriovenous malformation (AVM)</a> : may contain dystrophic calcification along the serpentine vessels and within the adjacent parenchyma with a prevalence of 25 - 30%.</li><li><a href="/articles/cerebral-cavernous-malformation" title="Cerebral cavernous malformation">cavernous malformation</a> : is a benign vascular hamartoma that is frequently calcified in a ’’<a href="/articles/popcorn-calcification" title="Popcorn calcifications">popcorn-ball</a>’’ shape. </li></ul><h4>See also </h4><ul><li>other causes of <a href="/articles/multiple-intracranial-calcifications" title="Multiple intracranial calcifications">multiple intracranial calcifications </a>and </li><li><a href="/articles/normal-intracranial-calcifications" title="Normal intracranial calcifications">normal intracranial calcifications</a>.</li></ul>- +<p><strong>Calcification of the intracranial arteries</strong> associated with primary <a href="/articles/arteriosclerosis">atherosclerosis</a> is more frequent in elderly people.</p><p>The prevalence of intracranial artery calcification are:</p><ul>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/internal-carotid-artery-1">internal carotid artery</a>: ~60%</li>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/vertebral-artery">vertebral artery</a> ~20%</li>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/middle-cerebral-artery">middle cerebral artery</a> ~5%</li>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/basilar-artery">basilar artery </a> ~5%</li>
- +</ul><p>Other causes of vascular intracranial calcifications include:</p><ul>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/aneurysm">aneurysm</a>: although patent aneurysms may contain mural calcification, partially or completely thrombosed aneurysms commonly have calcification</li>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/arteriovenous-malformations">arteriovenous malformation (AVM)</a>: may contain dystrophic calcification along the serpentine vessels and within the adjacent parenchyma with a prevalence of 25-30%</li>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/cerebral-cavernous-venous-malformation">cavernous malformation</a>: is a benign vascular hamartoma that is frequently calcified in a ’’<a href="/articles/popcorn-calcification">popcorn-ball</a>’’ shape</li>
- +</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul>
- +<li>other causes of <a href="/articles/multiple-intracranial-calcifications">multiple intracranial calcifications </a>and</li>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/normal-intracranial-calcifications">normal intracranial calcifications</a>.</li>
- +</ul>
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