Mednet Logo
HomeNeurologyQuestion

How do you approaach ischemic stroke from suspected symptomatic ipsilateral carotid web with less than 50% stenosis?

1
2 Answers
Mednet Member
Mednet Member
Neurology · HCA Houston Healthcare

I would need to know what the definition of "suspected symptomatic" means in this setting. Is this the patient's first ischemic event? Or have there been multiple ischemic episodes? Is the stroke pattern sub-cortical/lacunar-type from uncontrolled microvascular risk factors or cortical-appearing sug...

Register or Sign In to see full answer

Mednet Member
Mednet Member
Neurology · NYU

In general, carotid webs behave very differently from atherosclerotic plaque. We have pretty good data for what to do for atherosclerotic plaque, but much less for carotid webs. However, we do know that carotid webs create a nidus for stasis of blood, which can lead to clot formation. Because of thi...

Register or Sign In to see full answer