Morphological changes of the internal carotid artery: prevalence and characteristics. A clinical and ultrasonographic study in a series of 19 804 patients over 25 years old

ConclusionMorphological changes of the internal carotid arteries were associated with aging, female gender and patients with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes and heart disease. Kinking was associated with ipsilateral cerebral ischemia.

Source: European Journal of Neurology - November 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: H. F. G. Martins, A. Mayer, P. Batista, F. Soares, V. Almeida, A. J. Pedro, V. Oliveira Tags: Original Article Source Type: research