Acute symptomatic extracranial internal carotid occlusion - natural course and clinical impact.

Conclusions: Acute symptomatic extracranial ICA occlusion is an unstable condition with frequent spontaneous recanalization to severe stenosis and early embolic stroke recurrence, demanding appropriate prevention especially in those patients with only mild deficit.
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Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - October 16, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Hause S, Oldag A, Breja A, Neumann J, Wilcke J, Schreiber S, Heinze HJ, Skalej M, Halloul Z, Goertler M Tags: Vasa Source Type: research