Ophthalmic artery reversal predicts contralateral body weakness symptoms better than carotid Doppler velocity-preliminary results.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The measurement of blood velocity in the carotid artery has been the most popular noninvasive method of identifying and classifying carotid stenosis for half a century. Carotid stenosis is an indicator of elevated risk of stroke; anatomic revascularization reduces the chance of stroke by more than half. Controversy persists on how patients with severe carotid stenosis should be selected for anatomic revascularization. Patients with a connected circle of Willis (coW) might not benefit from anatomic revascularization; patients with two segments missing in the coW are most likely to benefit from revascularization.

Methods

Based on this analysis of data from carotid duplex examinations and transcranial Doppler examinations including ophthalmic artery (OA) direction in

SUBMITTER: Moore AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10777211 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature