Preferred Label : puff-of-smoke sign;
Definition : Occlusion of internal carotid, anterior cerebral, or middle cerebral arteries leads
to growth of numerous collaterals near basal ganglia and thalamus resembling a puff
of smoke.;
Source : Radiology 2008; 247:910-911;
Origin ID : RID35465;
Associated condition(s)
Occlusion of internal carotid, anterior cerebral, or middle cerebral arteries leads
to growth of numerous collaterals near basal ganglia and thalamus resembling a puff
of smoke.
