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Ipsilateral internal carotid artery web and acute ischemic stroke: A cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis.

Brian Mac GroryErez NossekMichael E ReznikMatthew S SchragMahesh JayaramanRyan McTaggartAdam de HavenonShadi YaghiWuwei FengKaren FurieAnusha Boyanpally
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Carotid webs are more common in young patients with cryptogenic stroke than in other stroke subtypes. Future studies concerning the diagnosis and secondary prevention of stroke associated with carotid web should focus on this population.
Keyphrases
  • acute ischemic stroke
  • atrial fibrillation
  • internal carotid artery
  • middle cerebral artery
  • cerebral ischemia
  • current status
  • brain injury
  • blood brain barrier
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage