Embolic Stroke due to a Common Carotid Artery Thrombus in a Young Patient with Severe Iron-Deficiency Anemia without Thrombocytosis

<div>Sagittal (a) and coronal (b) CT angiogram of the head and neck demonstrating a 1.5 × 0.8 cm focal adherent mural thrombus (red arrows) in the left common carotid artery 4 cm proximal to the bifurcation resulting in less than 50% stenosis of the luminal diameter.</div>

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Figure 1: Embolic Stroke due to a Common Carotid Artery Thrombus in a Young Patient with Severe Iron-Deficiency Anemia without Thrombocytosis 