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Internal Carotid Embolus

Internal Carotid Embolus

Medical legal illustration demonstrating anatomy of the internal and external carotid and branches. Plaque in the arterial wall. Blood flow continues. Thrombosis forms in the arterial walls. Thrombus breaks off and travels up the bloodstream. Embolus travels up the internal carotid and into the middle cerebral artery where it becomes lodged leading to ischemia.