Symptomatic carotid web linked with stroke recurrence
First study to quantify the risk shows second strokes are five times more likely than in other patients
Patients with a symptomatic carotid web are at high risk of recurrent stroke, and medical management alone may not provide adequate protection, researchers say.
A carotid web is a shelf-like fibrous band along the posterior wall of the internal carotid artery bulb and an “under-recognised cause of young stroke”, write the study authors in JAMA Neurology.
