During the first 4 days after the initial onset of neurologic symptoms, the patient developed ... for the early diagnosis of an infected carotid aneurysm to stop the rapid progression of the ...

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Actor Saif Ali Khan shared details of a near-fatal attack at his residence, revealing he has 30 scars on his neck and narrowly avoided damage to critical blood vessels. The knife penetrated close ...

Current evidence suggests that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) performed within 2 weeks of symptoms produces better long-term results than if it is delayed. Urgent endarterectomy following unstable ...

Background The Contour Neurovascular System (CNS, Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI) has a unique design that allows it to address various aneurysm morphologies, including wide-necked, irregular, and ...

Background Occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) may extend into the middle or anterior cerebral artery (ICA-T) or be confined to the intracranial (ICA-I) or extracranial segment (ICA-E).

Lifestyle changes can also reduce occurrences of rapid change in blood flow that trigger symptoms. The carotid arteries are the main blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the brain. When ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...